Pivot to Asia: Denmark and Trump 2.0

Panel discussion

The dramatic withdrawal of Trump’s America from the globalized world economy has shocked allies and foes alike.  While the building of borders, economic and political, is not entirely unprecedented in history, what has caused anxiety is the rapid pace and scale of disruption to the long standing economic and security alliances that shaped the early twenty-first century.

As old partnerships are tested, nations around the world seek new alliances and assurances.  What kind of futures lie ahead especially for small nation-states in a rapidly reconfiguring  landscape of world politics?  We open this wide-ranging question from the vantage point of Denmark to consider possibilities and challenges that may await, especially in the course of what scholars have called the “pivot to Asia”, the shifting arch of world economy and politics.

Speakers

  • Michel Zilmer-Johns, Former Ambassador of Denmark to NATO 

  • Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, Professor, CBS

  • Elena Meyer-Clement, Associate Professor, ToRS

  • Henrik Hansen, Professor, Economics UCPH

  • Annika Hvithamar, Head of department, ToRS UCPH

  • Ravinder Kaur, Professor, ToRS UCPH