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US foreign policy: between tradition and neo-royalism

The lecture traces the major traditions in US foreign policy, from Jefferson’s restraint to Jackson’s populism, and shows how Donald Trump is breaking with them. The focus is on the concept of ‘neo-royalism’: rather than sovereign states, small, elitist ‘cliques’ centred around an absolute sovereign shape the world order – tribute rather than rules, exceptionalism rather than law. What does this mean for international relations?

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Dates

Monday, October 19, 2026

Organizer

Volkshochschule Zürich

The Volkshochschule Zürich is Zurich's first provider of cultural and scientific general education for adults. founded in 1920, it offers a wide range of courses from astronomy to philosophy, from psychology to politics and literature, always at an ...

Location

Universität Zürich-Zentrum mit Live-Übertragung

Rämistr. 71
8006 Zürich

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