Book Launch & Discussion: Deep Contestations of the Liberal International Order 

The event is presented by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS.

Russia’s war against Ukraine, the war in Gaza, challenges to the free trade order under Donald Trump, and most recently the escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran: for many observers, these developments signal a turning point for the international order.

Indeed, fundamental principles are under pressure. Questioning norms is constructive and even constitutive for liberal orders. However, profound shocks call such orders fundamentally into question—yet they do not necessarily mark the end of a rules-based international order.

Speakers:
Antje Wiener, Professor of Political Science specializing in Global Governance at the University of Hamburg and Bye-Fellow at Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge
Prof. emeritus Thomas Risse, former Professor of International Relations at Freie Universität Berlin and at the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS.