Date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: Room 1501, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street
Please RSVP here.

On April 22, join the Center for Political Economy, the Institute for Global Politics, and the Committee on Global Thought for a co-sponsored discussion on one of the most basic issues in the world economy today: the dollar system.

The dollar remains the main medium of the world economy. The global banking system operates predominantly through dollars. In extremis, the US monetary authorities act as lenders of last resort to the entire global system. This status quo has considerable advantages for US businesses, consumers and tax-payers. It also generates tensions both in the U.S. and beyond. Recently, these tensions have begun to be voiced even in Washington, D.C. Can this system last? Are alternatives imaginable?

Featuring Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History; Katharina Pistor, Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law; Alan Taylor, Professor of International and Public Affairs; and Jeffry Frieden, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science.