Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This talk by the UBC Centre for Japanese Research brought together policy experts and academics to consider the geoeconomic effects of Donald Trump's second presidency. The panel included Michael Beeman (Stanford University), Jonathan Berkshire Miller (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Kristin Vekasi (University of Maine), Yves Tiberghien (University of British Columbia), Phillip Lipscy (University of Toronto).
Abstract: Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has among other things threatened to impose punishing tariffs on longstanding allies, announced a $500 billion initiative to expand U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure, and reversed his predecessor’s energy policy by coupling a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement with large investments in fossil fuels. How should we understand the key priorities of the new administration, and to what extent have its economic objectives evolved from the first Trump presidency? How should US allies like Canada, Japan, and European countries respond to this new reality? What can we expect for the future of US-China relations?
This talk by the UBC Centre for Japanese Research brought together policy experts and academics to consider the geoeconomic effects of Donald Trump's second presidency. The panel included Michael Beeman (Stanford University), Jonathan Berkshire Miller (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Kristin Vekasi (University of Maine), Yves Tiberghien (University of British Columbia), Phillip Lipscy (University of Toronto).
Abstract: Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has among other things threatened to impose punishing tariffs on longstanding allies, announced a $500 billion initiative to expand U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure, and reversed his predecessor’s energy policy by coupling a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement with large investments in fossil fuels. How should we understand the key priorities of the new administration, and to what extent have its economic objectives evolved from the first Trump presidency? How should US allies like Canada, Japan, and European countries respond to this new reality? What can we expect for the future of US-China relations?
