2025年4月21日，本院於梁國樹國際會議廳圓滿主辦美國喬治城大學政府系暨外交事務學院教授亞伯拉罕‧紐曼（Abraham Newman）教授擔任特邀講者之「全球政治經濟大師講座」（Master Lecture on Global Political Economy），講題為「川普 2.0 下的經濟安全（Economic Security Under Trump 2.0）」。
紐曼教授是2019年在《國際安全》期刊上最早提出「互賴武器化」(Weaponized Interdependence)此一概念，而將大國權力政治重新帶回美國主流國際政治經濟學研究，-而受到諾貝爾經濟學獎得主保囉‧克魯曼（Paul Krugman）激賞，並在克里斯‧米勒（Chris Miller）《晶片戰爭》一書筆下間接影響川普1.0 以降美國政府對外經濟管制政策的重要學者之一。他現在也是美國喬治城大學 BMW 德國與歐洲研究中心主任，還有 John Powers 國際商務外交講座。此次來台，他與亨利·法羅（Henry Farrell) 教授的新書《地下帝國》中文版正好問世。
紐曼教授這場講座，不只讓《地下帝國》的讀者有機會與作者面對面提問互動，也特別分享他在華府觀察到的川普 2.0 政府執政思路，而對台灣政府與企業如何因應川普 2.0 下的經濟安全提出清楚而具體的建議。
本場活動共計吸引將近 200 位台灣各界的觀眾報名。現場座無虛席，提問踴躍，並獲媒體熱烈報導，也凸顯本院行政團隊推動優質國際化的承諾。
台大社科院全球政治經濟大師講座「紐曼教授─川普 2.0 下的經濟安全」演講錄影：連結。
On April 21, 2025, the College successfully hosted the Master Lecture on Global Political Economy at the Liang Kuo Shu International Conference Hall, featuring Professor Abraham Newman from the Department of Government and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University as the distinguished guest speaker. His lecture was titled "Economic Security Under Trump 2.0."
Professor Newman is renowned for introducing the concept of "Weaponized Interdependence" in a 2019 article published in International Security, a contribution that re-centered great power politics in mainstream American research on international political economy. His work earned praise from Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman and became an important intellectual influence—via Chris Miller’s book Chip War—on the U.S. government's foreign economic control policies starting from the Trump 1.0 administration. Professor Newman currently serves as Director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University and holds the John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy. His visit to Taiwan coincided with the release of the Chinese edition of Underground Empire, a new book he co-authored with Professor Henry Farrell.
In this lecture, Professor Newman not only engaged Taiwanese readers of Underground Empire through an interactive Q&A session, but also shared firsthand insights from Washington, D.C. on the governing logic of a potential Trump 2.0 administration. He offered clear and actionable recommendations for how Taiwan’s government and businesses can respond to the evolving landscape of economic security under Trump 2.0.
The event attracted nearly 200 registered participants from various sectors in Taiwan. The venue was fully packed, audience participation was enthusiastic, and the event received significant media coverage—highlighting the College’s strong commitment to advancing high-quality global engagement.
Link to the recording of Prof. Newman's Master Lecture on Global Political Economy, "Economic Security under Trump 2.0," delivered at the College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University.