IPRG Workshop - ‘Can we trust anybody in international politics?’

The DDMI’s International Politics Research Group was pleased to host a workshop entitled: ‘Can we trust anybody in international politics?’ The presenters and paper titles were as follows:

Nicholas J. Wheeler (Birmingham) - 'Nuclear Iran: Overcoming the trust deficit'
Vincent C. Keating (Durham) - 'Can Japan trust the United States?'
Jan Ruzicka (Aberystwyth) - 'Afghanistan: Who can be trusted?'

The workshop examined the concept of trust in international politics and applied it to three important cases in today's world. Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler explored the ongoing confrontation over Iran's nuclear programme and the role trust and mistrust has played in shaping the interactions between the nuclear powers and Iran. Dr Vincent Keating probed the past, the present, and the future of the US-Japanese alliance. He focused on how trust developed in the relationship that started in the aftermath of the World War II fought by the two countries. Dr Jan Ruzicka showed how the recent insider attacks on international forces in Afghanistan rely on misplaced trust. He examined the implications that growing mistrust might have for the future success of the mission in the country.

Date: Wednesday, 24 October
Place: Main Hall, International Politics Building
Organizers: the DDMI’s international Politics Research Group in co-operation with the Group on International Theory, Department of International Politics
Chair of the workshop: Professor Ken Booth, Director, DDMI