The Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professorship at UNC-Chapel Hill presents: Who Rules the New Global Order? Trump's Tariffs, the Ukraine War & Russia, the Role of China, & the Future of the West with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor at Columbia University, New York, in conversation with Professor Klaus Larres.
Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development.
Sachs is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including the escape from extreme poverty, the global battle against human-induced climate change, international debt and financial crises, national economic reforms, and the control of pandemic and epidemic diseases.
Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank.
Originally recorded on 22 April 2025.