Aleksander Kwasniewski, former president of Poland, Prof. Bohdan Szklarski, an insightful researcher of American politics are among distinguished speakers of the conference. We also invited experts from important European think-tanks: Joanna Stolarek, head of the Warsaw office of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Piotr Buras, head of the Warsaw office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Bartłomiej Kot from the Pulaski Foundation. And last but not least well-known scholars and well-known journalists not only from Poland.
We tackle the topics that have been bothering us since the night of 5-6 November, when it became clear that Donald Trump would return to the White House. Is the world in for a roller-coaster ride, or will the new administration merely change foreign policy accents? Is the end of NATO imminent, or will the alliance become even stronger thanks to Trump? What support can Ukraine count on? Will America under the new leadership stand up for human rights?
These are all pressing questions, and three months before the change of command in Washington D.C., we are navigating in the dark. I am counting on our panellists to at least lighten up a little of the gloom that has fallen over the world. We are living in such times that the slogan ‘it won't be so bad’ contains a large dose of hope.
The conference will be held at the headquarters of the Centre for American Studies of the University of Warsaw. We invite you to watch the broadcast on TEFI site.
10:00-10:10 Dr hab. Paweł Frelik, Director of American Studies Center and Bartosz Wieliński, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza – opening of the conference
Panel 1.
10:10-11:40
Autonomy or harmony. How to rebuild relations between the US and Europe
Moderator: Bartosz Wieliński (GW)
Panelists:
15 minute break
Panel 2.
11:55-13:25
Stopping the Twilight of Democracy. US Elections and Human Rights Around the World
Moderator: Dr Jan Smoleński (ASC)
Panelists:
60 minute break
Panel 3.
14:25-15:55
Is Kiev Burning? The New Administration and Aid for Fighting Ukraine
Moderator: Dr Jan Smoleński (ASC)
Panelists:
15 minute break
Panel 4.
16:10-17:40 (including approx. 20 minutes for questions)
The New War. The USA and Europe Facing Global Threats
Moderator: Bartosz Wieliński (GW)
Panelists:
This event is co-organized by Gazeta Wyborcza, the American Studies Center, and the Leadership Study Group at the ASC in the framework of The Eastern Frontier Initiative (TEFI) project co-financed by the European Union.