Great Power, Great Responsibility: How the Liberal International Order Shapes U.S. Foreign Policy

On August 20 from 10AM – 11AM ET, join us online for a timely and thought-provoking virtual conversation ahead of the print release of Great Power, Great Responsibility: How the Liberal International Order Shapes U.S. Foreign Policy by Michael Poznansky. In this public event, Poznansky will sit down with New America Planetary Politics Fellow Laura Kupe to unpack the central arguments of his book, examining the paradoxes and persistent influence of the liberal international order in shaping America’s global role.

Together, they will explore how the liberal order constrains and enables U.S. foreign policy, what that means for current global power dynamics, and how democratic resilience and transatlantic alliances are evolving under pressure. This conversation promises sharp insights at the intersection of theory and practice, especially as global governance faces mounting challenges from within and without.

Great Power, Great Responsibility will be available in print on September 9 and is available for pre-order here.

Speakers:
Michael Poznansky | Author and Associate Professor, Strategic and Operational Research Department, U.S. Naval War College
Laura Kupe | Visiting Fellow, Planetary Politics, New America (moderator)