The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, in collaboration with knowledge partner McLarty Associates, is delighted to co-host a series of virtual discussions in summer 2020 that will explore the rapidly evolving nature of international relations, as well as the leadership characteristics required to navigate this uncertain world.
Interactive sessions featuring Jackson faculty, senior fellows, and other expert practitioners across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will focus on great power realignment, U.S.-China relations, and prospects for recovery in the global economy, among other critical areas.
McLarty Associates, an international strategic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C., helps companies and nonprofits manage policy and government issues around the world.
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Events in the Series
August 27, 2020 | Trade, Investment & Global Competitiveness in a Post-Pandemic Economy
The final conversation in the series, “Trade, Investment & Global Competitiveness in a Post-Pandemic Economy,” featured:
- Renowned economist & former Yale President Richard Levin
- Former US Trade Representative Ambassador Carla Hills
- Jackson Senior Fellow Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia
- McLarty Associates Managing Partner & trade specialist Kellie Meiman Hock
Ambassador John Negroponte, Jackson Senior Fellow and McLarty Associates Vice Chairman, offered introductory remarks.
August 6, 2020 | China’s Power and Influence in a Post-COVID-19 World
More than 300 attendees tuned in for the August 6 discussion, “China’s Power and Influence in a Post-COVID-19 World,” part of the Jackson McLarty Summer Series on Global Leadership.
The event featured Ryan Hass, Senior Advisor to McLarty Associates and Brookings Institution Fellow; John L. Holden, Senior Director of the McLarty Associates China Practice; Susan A. Thornton, Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow; and Jing Tsu, John M. Schiff Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures & Comparative Literature Chair, Council on East Asian Studies.
Ambassador John Negroponte, Jackson Senior Fellow and McLarty Associates Vice Chairman, offered introductory remarks.
July 15, 2020 | The Future of Great Power Conflict
More than 500 attendees tuned in for the July 15 online discussion, “The Future of Great Power Conflict,” part of the Jackson McLarty Summer Series on Global Leadership.
The event featured Professor John Lewis Gaddis, Robert A. Lovett Professor of History, Yale University; Professor Oona Hathaway, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School; and Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Chair of McLarty Associates’ Board of Counselors.
Ambassador John Negroponte, Jackson Senior Fellow and McLarty Associates Vice Chairman, offered introductory remarks.