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Trump 2.0 and global governance: implications for Europe

Foreign and security policy

When
Monday
Where
CEPS Conference Room
Place du Congrès 1, Brussels, Belgium

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Trump 2.0 and global governance: implications for Europe

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The EU has long been a key supporter of multilateralism and a system of global governance that is rules-based, effective, legitimate and democratic. With the inauguration of President Trump, this specific EU approach to international relations is now in question. The initial four Trump years put the fragility of multilateralism on display, with the United States disengaging from many international institutions. This resulted in the EU often being isolated in standing up for global governance. With China and Russia taking ever more assertive positions, the next term of President Trump will likely be even tougher for the EU and global governance. Should the EU equally adopt a geopolitical approach, or should it step up in favour of the rules-based global order?

This interactive roundtable focuses on continuing EU support for global governance under the second-term Trump presidency. To what extent are the EU and its Member States prepared to defend global governance? What can we learn from the initial four years of President Trump in how to engage in the variety of international institutions? What major global governance challenges will come up in key issue areas such as trade, climate, health, migration and digital? Where can the EU still pursue its interest in international cooperation and where will it need to compromise? To what extent is there still scope for universal multilateral cooperation, for instance in the UN? Should we instead focus on informal institutions, such as the G7 and G20?

The ENSURED project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Call HORIZON-CL2-2022- DEMOCRACY-01 – Grant agreement n° 101092077. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (granting authority). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Host
Steven Blockmans Steven Blockmans
Steven Blockmans

Associate Senior Research Fellow

Speakers list
Olivier Bailly

Deputy Managing Director and Director for Global Issues, EEAS

Hylke Dijkstra

Professor of International Security and Cooperation, Maastricht University

Clara Weinhardt

Assistant Professor in International Relations, Maastricht University

Katja Biedenkopf

Professor of Sustainability Politics, KU Leuven