America After Trump: What will it mean for Asia and the World?

With the U.S. midterm elections just around the corner, the race to replace Donald Trump is just about to kick off. In this lecture, one of the sharpest observers of contemporary American foreign policy, Zack Cooper, will discuss how the American approach to foreign policy is changing and explore what a post-Trump world view might mean for Asia in particular. Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies US strategy in Asia, including alliance dynamics and US-China competition. He also teaches at Princeton University. He previously worked at the National Security Council and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Dr. Cooper is the author of Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries from Yale University Press. He has also co-authored books, reports, and articles on US strategy and alliances in Asia. His writing has appeared in academic journals and popular press, including International Security, Security Studies, Foreign Affairs, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, among other outlets. Dr. Cooper graduated from Princeton University with a PhD and an MA in security studies and an MPA in international relations. He received a BA in public policy from Stanford University. Refreshments will be provid at the event.