On May 22 the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University will gather leading international experts to discuss the future world order. The roundtable discussion will focus on the role of sanctions in current international relations, the possible endgame of the new U.S.-Russian confrontation, and the outlook for the liberal international and economic order.

Representatives of the U.S. and Russian academic and expert societies will discuss:
• the implications of the U.S.-Russian confrontation and how each side perceives its outcome and ramifications in the short and mid-term;
• the role of sanctions in the Russia-West relations and what purposes they serve;
• current trade wars and their influence on international economic integration and liberalization.
• alternative approaches to the U.S.-Russian cooperation (in the realms of the Arctic, space, cyber security, and Greater Eurasia)

This event aims to contribute to the study of economic sanctions as the new normality in international relations and explain the new mechanisms for future sustainable cooperation among countries.

SPEAKERS:

HSE University:
1) Sergey Karaganov – Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
2) Irina Kratko – Academic Supervisor, Associate Professor of International Business
3) Anastasia Likhacheva – Deputy Dean for Research, Deputy Director at the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS)
4) Dmitry Suslov – Deputy Director at the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS); Programme Director at Valdai Club
5) Vasily Kashin – Head of Sector and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS)

The Fletcher School:
1) Steven Block – Academic Dean, Professor of International Economics, Director of the Program on International Development
2) Paul Berkman – Professor of Practice in Science Diplomacy
3) Daniel Drezner – Professor of International Politics
4) Diana Chigas – Professor of Practice of International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
5) Chris Miller – Assistant Professor of International History