About this Event
Featuring Craig VanGrasstek
Trade Historian, Author, MS, PhD
Location: Arbor Suite (Nebraska East Campus Union, 3rd floor)
Arrival time begins at 4:00 p.m. with our speaker presentation starting at 4:30 p.m.
“Craig VanGrasstek,” according to The Economist (January 22, 2000), “keeps a sharp eye on the politics of trade.” He has provided advisory, analytical, and training services to numerous international organizations, national governments, and private firms in over four dozen countries. Dr. VanGrasstek’s new book On Trade War (Cambridge University Press, 2026) examines the theory and practice of trade wars from the ancient world to modern times. This follows Trade and American Leadership: The Paradoxes of Power and Wealth from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump (Cambridge University Press, 2019), which reviewed the shifting place of trade policy in the grand strategy of the United States. He also wrote The History and Future of the World Trade Organization (WTO, 2013), as well as numerous other books, articles, and monographs. Dr. VanGrasstek received his doctorate in Political Science from Princeton University (1995), as well as a Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University (1983) and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations from the University of Minnesota (1981). He taught courses on trade policy at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2000 to 2023, having also taught international economics at the American University School of International Service (1994-2000) and literature at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (2006-2009). He has also lectured in the diplomatic academies of the United States, the United Kingdom, and ten other countries.
Event venue & nearby stays
Nebraska East Union, 1705 Arbor Drive, Lincoln, United States
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