On October 9, 2024 at the NYU Kimmel Center Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, we gathered to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs! We were joined by 200+ current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the CGA to celebrate our 20th Anniversary!
The event featured a festive reception and a special keynote address by Richard Haass. It was my pleasure to moderate our distinguished panel entitled ‘What is power in the 21st century?’ featuring John Kane, Clinical Associate Professor, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele, Visiting Assistant Professor, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, Rorry Daniels (MSGA ’12), Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, Sylvia Maier, Academic Director, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, and Michael Oppenheimer, Clinical Professor, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs.
As geopolitical landscapes shift, new global players rise, and technology advances at breakneck speed, the concept of power is being redefined. The US-led world order, underpinned by its military, economic, and cultural influence, is evolving into a multipolar system shaped by rival ideologies and emerging technologies. How do we balance hard and soft power in a fracturing global system? Can a stable, prosperous world order truly be governed by institutions built for a different era? What role does China play in reshaping global dynamics, especially as power and demographics shift toward the Global South? And how do newer arenas of competition like the digital world and control of space impact global politics and trade? This panel isn’t just about who holds power—it’s about how power is wielded and contested in a rapidly changing world.
Thank you to everyone who made it such a memorable evening.
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