occurrence: The Rise of Trump and the False Promise of Liberal Order

The False Promise of Liberal Order: Nostalgia, Delusion, and the Rise of Trump is presented by the Engelsberg Applied History Programme and features a discussion between Patrick Porter and Jennifer Lind, moderated by Alessio Patalano.

Foreign policy traditionalists see restoring the liberal international order in an era of populist leaders, adversarial major powers, and trade conflicts. They assert that this system brought about 70 years of peace and prosperity and enabled post-World War II America to domesticate the rest of the world to its principles. The False Promise of Liberal Order, a new book by Patrick Porter, reveals the shortcomings of this sentimental outlook.

At the University of Birmingham, Patrick Porter holds the Chair in International Security and Strategy. He holds fellowships at the Royal United Services Institute and the Quincy Institute of Responsible Statecraft. His book Error: