RIP: The Rules-Based International Order

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Join the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on June 3 for a conversation featuring Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute and a globally recognized expert on Iran and Middle East affairs.

Parsi will examine the shifting foundations of global governance, the weakening authority of multilateral institutions, and the rise of alternative power centers in the Global South. As geopolitical alignments evolve, this discussion will consider how the international community might respond to urgent global challenges, including climate change and economic inequality, through more inclusive and equitable forms of cooperation.

This in-person event will invite critical reflection on the future of diplomacy, power, and legitimacy in an increasingly fragmented world.

About Trita Parsi

Dr. Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute and a leading expert on U.S. foreign policy, with a particular focus on U.S.–Iranian relations and Middle East geopolitics. He is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order and has been recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the 25 most influential voices in foreign policy every year since 2021. An accomplished author, his books Treacherous Alliance, A Single Roll of the Dice, and Losing an Enemy examine the dynamics between Iran, Israel, and the United States and have earned high praise from the Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs, and leading scholars, including Noam Chomsky.

Born in Iran and raised in Sweden after his family fled political repression, Parsi later moved to the United States, where he earned a Ph.D. in foreign policy at Johns Hopkins SAIS under Francis Fukuyama and Zbigniew Brzezinski. He co-founded the National Iranian American Council and has held positions at the United Nations, on Capitol Hill, and in academia. He has taught international relations at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, NYU, and George Washington University and served as a fellow at the Middle East Institute and the Wilson Center. His analysis appears regularly in major media including The New York Times, Financial Times, PBS, and MSNBC. He is fluent in Persian, English, and Swedish.

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This program is open to all eligible individuals. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.