Back to the Future of the Global Order, feat. Hal Brands and Alina Polyakova

Oct 29, 2017

Professor Michael Horowitz from Perry World House sits down with Professor Hal Brands and Dr. Alina Polyakova to figure out where the Global Order is going in an era of populism, nationalism, and retrenchment. In this conversation, they discuss:

• 2:25 – The role of academia in policymaking and politics
• 5:30 – The influence of nationalism and populism on the global order
• 7:40 – The future of German foreign policy following the 2017 German Elections
• 9:00 –  The future of great power relations
• 11:43 – The most important global issues over the next year
• 14:45 – The most important global issue over the next 10 years.
• 18:08 – Career advice to students interested in going into policy

Hal Brands is Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He specializes in American Defense and Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy. Alina Polyakova is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Brookings institution’s Center on the United States and Europe. She specializes in European politics, far-right populism and nationalism, and Russian foreign policy.

Produced by Tre Hester

Music by Tre Hester