What do two ongoing crises — the COVID-19 pandemic and the global climate emergency — mean for the future of global democracy and cooperation? Will liberal democracies rise to the challenge? Or will a resurgence of fascism prevent collective action? Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University, examines the key issues faced by the contemporary international order and delivers a prognosis based on the coming challenges to global democracy.
Join the Center for the Study of Economy & Society for the inaugural lecture in a new series, “The American State in a Multipolar World.” This series features distinguished scholars and public intellectuals, including Prof. Fukuyama, Joseph Nye Jr., Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Andrew J. Bacevich, discussing the issues and choices facing the American state in a multipolar global economy and shifting world system. Does maintaining American democracy rely on American hegemony? Is a new Cold War compatible with the priorities of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which require inter-state cooperation?
Cornell students, faculty, staff, and other members of the community are welcome to join this event in person in Klarman Hall KG70.
RESOURCES / NEXT STEPSCenter for the Study of Economy and SocietyCOVID-19, Climate, and the Coming Challenges to Global DemocracyAmerican State in a Multipolar World: The Future of US-Chine Relations
