Int'l Politics & Economics

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Professors Gary Winslett and Frank Van Gansbeke will debate whether the Federal Reserve should consider climate action in its decision making.

HYBRID EVENT: Robert A. Jones ‘59 Conference Room and Zoom
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents “Japan, 1972: Consumer Nation” by Yoshikuni Igarashi.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health and Medicine presents “Global Health Governance: Emergent Practices, Policy, and Research in Canada and the World” by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero.

As a follow up to the Beyond Bretton Woods  conference in May, this event will explore innovative approaches to make global finance more responsive to developing countries’ needs, drawing on the speakers’ extensive experience in economic development and international financial institutions.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Power, Wealth, and Global Political Economy presents “From Growth to Glut: The Four Ds Shaping China’s Economy and Global Geopolitics” by Zongyuan Zoe Liu.

This talk will present a framework - 4 Ds (debt, demand, demographics, and de-risking/de-coupling) - for understanding China’s economic challenges and their implications for the rest of the world. It will also explain the structural forces that have led to China’s recurring overcapacity challenge and how Chinese firms are coping with these challenges.

The IP&E program welcomes majors and prospective majors to a reception to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. The reception is also meant as a way for students returning from abroad to reconnect with friends and professors.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “The View from the Border: US Migration Policy and the Presidential Election” by Dr. Gabriella Sanchez.

Xan Smiley’s career in journalism has spanned more than half a century, predominantly as a writer and editor for The Economist, focusing on coverage of sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and the Soviet Union, the Middle East, the European Union, and the United States. In this lecture, Xan will analyze the success and failures of The Economist’s (and his own) coverage of events that have shaped the world.

Connect with Midd alums at the International Politics and Economics Field Guide.
Presented by the Center for Careers and Internships and cosponsored by the International Politics and Economics department, this Field Guide brings alumni back to campus to share knowledge and experience related to their post-Middlebury careers and professional lives with current students.