BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/america-as-a-revisi onist-power-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-the-world/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5ce59bd3-94c9-4bb1-b63e-a1ec276688ae SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260925T105009 DTSTART:20261001T173000 DTEND:20261001T190000 SUMMARY:America as a revisionist power (and what it means for the rest of the world) LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Sh eikh Zayed Theatre\, Cheng Kin Ku Building) DESCRIPTION:Thursday 1 October 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerProfessor Phillips O'BrienChairProfessor Peter TrubowitzWe are witnessing something unique in history. The most powerful and technologically advanced nation in the wor ld is tearing down the very international order that it constructed eighty years ago.In this lecture\, a leading expert on war and strategy consider s the strategic implications of a revisionist America for the rest of the world.Meet our speaker and chairPhillips O’Brien is Professor and Chair of Strategic Studies and Head of the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. He publishes widely on issues of conflict\, politics\, war and strategy\, including his most recent book War and Power : Who Wins Wars – and Why. His commentary about contemporary world affai rs is published regularly in The Atlantic\, The Times\, The Spectator\, Th e Telegraph and other major newspapers and journals.Peter Trubowitz is Pro fessor of International Relations\, and Director of the Phelan US Centre a t LSE and Associate Fellow at Chatham House\, Royal Institute of Internati onal Affairs.More about this eventJoin us on campus or register to watch t he event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams\, a llowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE\, wherever you ar e in the world. 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