FSS-DGPA seminar: "Transatlantic Relations under the Biden Presidency - Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Chose?" by Dr. Sten Idris VERHOEVEN, 10 December 2020 (Thursday), 15:00-16:15, E4-1052
社會科學學院政府與行政學系講座
Ref. No : VVOG-BW373RPosted by :VivianVong/UMAC
Department :FSSPosted Date : 07/12/2020
Category :
Lecture/Seminar
講座


Department of Government and Public Administration, FSS
Jean Monnet Chair Speakers Series “Macao Talk on European Politics”
Transatlantic Relations under the Biden Presidency:
Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Chose?
Speaker:
Dr. Sten Idris VERHOEVEN
Former Assistant Professor of Faculty of Law
University of Macau

Date:10th December 2020 (Thursday)
Time:15:00-16:15
Venue:E4-1052
Language:English
Speaker:
Dr. Sten Idris VERHOEVEN teaches International Law and European Union Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau. He has got PhD in International Law and Master degrees in International Law and International Politics from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract:
During the tumultuous US presidency of Donald Trump, relations between the US and Europe were fraught with conflicts on the nature and future of the transatlantic relations President Trump openly questioned the continued relevance of NATO, was on occasion hostile towards the EU, and favoured overtures to strongmen in Europe’s neigbourhood. The general policy of Trump’s administration against multilateralism caused anxiety in Europe about the global role of the United States, Europe-US relations, and future of international order. It is therefore not surprising that European capitals would welcome a Biden Presidency in the expectation that the United States would return to the normality of the transatlantic relations. The presentation will question this expectation and argue that, although in a number of areas the transatlantic relations will return to what they were before, this relationship has fundamentally changed, not because of Trump presidency, but because of the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific region. Nonetheless, the core values of the transatlantic alliance will remain the same, and even strengthened, by a Biden Presidency, with the European members required to undertake a larger burden in maintaining peace and security in Europe.



ALL ARE WELCOME


Department of Government and Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Macau