Project Summary

The proposed conference will examine the impacts of the decline in multilateralism and the rise of economic sanctions on the global economic system. As countries shift towards regionalism and exert influence over international organizations, they limit the coordination capacity of these organizations. Pressing global challenges, such as climate change and the digital revolution, require international cooperation. However, the proliferation of economic sanctions as an alternative to military intervention poses a significant threat to this cooperation. Disruptions to agricultural trade are particularly concerning, as they can lead to food insecurity in vulnerable economies. The proposed conference builds upon an extended history of successful academic conferences organized by the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium addressing related themes in agricultural trade and policy. The conference promotes in-depth dialogue, debate, and policy discussions among invited speakers, selected presenters, and other attendees, following a plan to disseminate and publish research and policy discussion results. It enables attendees to learn about and evaluate recent advances in theoretical and empirical research, seeking to facilitate research and collaboration on strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of economic sanctions and promoting international cooperation. The conference provides participants with a venue to present the policy significance of their work and convey their data needs to relevant agencies. This approach benefits the scientific community as research findings are curated in a special issue. The conference will help researchers, policymakers, and data providers to identify literature gaps and resolve limitations that could facilitate further research in this critical area.