Schmidt Comments on What to Expect in 2022
As part of a survey of the International Institute for Peace’s (IPP) advisory board and affiliated experts, Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, offered her thoughts on what the coming year would bring.
Contributors came from various countries and backgrounds in the world. The IPP outlook focused on the most pressing issues facing the world today: Great Power conflict, U.S., China, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine, the Middle East, nuclear weapons, cyber-security, and more.
Schmidt specifically commented specifically on developments in Europe and how they will impact the future. Schmidt notes that a progressive wave in the region may lead to increased investments “in the green transition and the digital transformation while addressing inequalities.” However, she stressed that there are security threats that the European Union is incapable of doing much about, specifically worrisome situations in Ukraine and Taiwan.
To read Schmidt’s full response as well as other IIP experts, visit the IIP website.
Vivien Schmidt is Professor of International Relations and Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and was the first Director of BU’s Center for the Study of Europe, housed at the Pardee School. Schmidt’s research focuses on European political economy, institutions, democracy, and political theory—in particular on the importance of ideas and discourse in political analysis. Read more about Professor Schmidt on her faculty profile.