Trump’s World - The Trump Administration and International law, Den Haag

Logo Asser Instituut
datum 27 januari 2017
plaats Den Haag
locatie R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22 2517 JN The Hague Netherlands Toon locatie
aanwezigen J.G. (Jaap) de Hoop Scheffer i, E.M.H. (Ernst) Hirsch Ballin i, R. (Ruth) Oldenziel i, H. (Hubert) Smeets, A. (André) Vis, A.W.M. (André) Gerrits i e.a.
organisatie T.M.C. Asser Instituut i

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On 20 January the Trump administration will assume power in Washington. Until then the world is holding its breath. While it is impossible to predict the precise shape of President Trump’s foreign policy, the candidate and President-elect Trump made several statements about his vision of the US’ role and engagement with the World. He indicated his willingness to compromise with Russia over Syria and Ukraine and criticised the financial burden shouldered by the US to sustain NATO. Candidate Trump was also very much opposed to the signing of the Paris Agreement and openly sceptical of the reality of climate change. Finally, his success as a candidate seems to have been partly predicated on his strong criticism of trade deals, be it NAFTA or TPP. To what extent will the critical positions of candidate Trump vis-à-vis certain pillars of recent US foreign policy guide the Trump Administration? What will happen on the geopolitical battlefields of Syria and Ukraine? Will we see the diminishment of NATO? Will the Trump administration denounce the Paris Agreement and abandon the transnational process put in place to slow down climate change? Will the pending transnational trade deals (TTIP and TPP) be signed under a Trump administration? Will the existing trade deals (NAFTA) be rescinded?

This event aims to reflect on these questions, to discuss the options available to the Trump administration, and to evaluate the potential consequences of President-elect Trump’s positions for the international order at large. It also aims to inform the perspectives of those (in Europe and beyond) that stand on the receiving end of the future foreign policy of the incoming Trump administration.

Programme

13:00 Welcome - Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin, President of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut

13:05 Opening Keynote - H.E. Mr Henne Schuwer, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the US

13:30 Panel 1: War and Peace under a Trump Administration

Mr Hubert Smeets, NRC

Prof. André Gerrits, Leiden University

Ms Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14:30 Coffee break

Column by the moderator: Ms Tracy Metz, Director of The John Adams Institute

14:45 Panel 2: The Paris Agreement under a Trump Administration

Mr Damien Meadows, European Commission

Mr Marcel Beukeboom, Climate Envoy, the Netherlands

Prof. Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University

Prof. Ruth Oldenziel, Eindhoven University of Technology

16:00 Panel 3: The Trump Round: The Future of American Trade Policy

Dr Marija Bartl, University of Amsterdam

Prof. Frank Hoffmeister, European Commission, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dr James Mathis, University of Amsterdam

17:00 Closing Keynote - Prof. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Former Secretary-General of NATO, Chairman of the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV), Leiden University

17:30 Reception

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Registration: It is no longer possible to register, as we have reached our maximum capacity. Should you wish to attend the event, please send an e-mail to conferencemanager@asser.nl and you will be placed on the waiting list.


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T.M.C. Asser Instituut

Dit Nederlandse kennis- en onderzoekscentrum is gespecialiseerd in internationaal privaat- en publiekrecht, Europees recht en internationale handelsarbitrage. Het T.M.C. Asser Instituut is opgericht in 1965 en is gelieerd aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Het instituut heeft als doel om wetenschappelijk onderzoek en postgraduate onderwijs activiteiten te stimuleren en te organiseren waarbij kennis van het internationale recht versterkt wordt. Daarnaast wil het instituut de positie van Den Haag als City of Justice, Peace and Security versterken.

Naast fundamenteel wetenschappelijk onderzoek, legt het instituut zich toe op contract-onderzoek en advieswerkzaamheden. Dit consultancy maatwerk varieert van het vinden van (ad hoc) oplossingen voor kleinere juridische vraagstukken tot de coördinatie en/of uitvoer van langlopende structurele (onderzoeks)projecten. Tot de opdrachtgevers behoren o.a. de Europese Unie i, nationale overheden, internationale organisaties en advocatenkantoren.

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