BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/trade-under-strain- policy-challenges-in-a-fractured-world/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c0d159ef-996a-4201-b981-6a677c0dd774 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260516T064350 DTSTART:20260520T173000 DTEND:20260520T190000 SUMMARY:Trade under strain: policy challenges in a fractured world LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Sh eikh Zayed Theatre\, Cheng Kin Ku Building) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 20 May 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakersDr Boram LeeProfesso r Robert FalknerThomas SampsonDiscussantProfessor L Alan WintersChairProfe ssor Stephanie RickardIn an increasingly fragmented global order\, new for ms of geopolitical and economic division are reshaping the world economy. Long‑standing trade partnerships face growing pressure\, and rising tens ions threaten to unwind decades of cooperation. This event brings together an interdisciplinary panel of experts to mark the launch of the new LSE P ublic Policy Review issue\, Trade Under Strain: Policy Challenges in a Fra ctured World.The volume examines the ongoing debate around tariffs while t aking a wide‑ranging view of global trade systems—exploring economic\, legal\, institutional\, historical\, and international relations dimensio ns. Join us for a timely discussion on how policymakers can navigate an in creasingly fractured global trading landscape.Meet our speakers and chairR obert Falkner is Professor of International Relations and the Academic Dea n of the TRIUM Global Executive MBA. His research focuses on international political economy\, global environmental politics\, and the role of busin ess in international relations. HIs latest book is titled The Market in Gl obal International Society: An English School Approach to International Po litical Economy (co-authored with Barry Buzan\, Oxford University Press\, 2025)Boram Lee is assistant professor in the department of International R elations. Her research focuses on how value-based issues affect economic g lobalisation. Her book project examines how the US and the EU adopt differ ent strategies to make those side agreements look credible in the eyes of their domestic constituencies and how those side agreements affect their r elationships with partner countries.Thomas Sampson joined the Centre for E conomic Performance in 2011. He is an Associate Professor in the Departmen t of Economics at LSE.L Alan Winters is Professor Emeritus of Economics. He was Principal Investigator and Co-Director of the ESRC-funded Centre fo r Inclusive Trade Policy until retirement in 2024 and is a Fellow and Foun ding Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory\, both in the University of Sussex. He is a leading contributor to research and debate on Brexit an d the UK's post-Brexit trade policy.Stephanie J Rickard is Professor of Po litical Economy in the Department of Government at LSE. For over fifteen y ears\, she has researched issues related to the international political ec onomy\, including trade agreements and international financial rescues. In her award-winning book\, Spending to Win\, Rickard investigates how econo mic geography influences countries' economic policies and international ec onomic relations.More about this eventJoin us on campus or register to wat ch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams \, allowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE\, wherever yo u are in the world. 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