10.30 a.m. 
Session I
The Twilight of the Liberal World Order?

Welcome address and introduction
John Maynard Keynes and the origins of the twentieth century crisis 
Prof. Michael COX, London School of Economics and Political Science

The liberal world order: a historical exception?
Prof. Vittorio E. PARSI, ASERI – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

A world safe for democracy: liberal internationalism and the struggle over a global order
Prof. John IKENBERRY, Princeton University

The military foundations of the liberal order
Prof. Andrea LOCATELLI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

2.30 p.m.
Session II
Back to the Origins? Wilson’s Ideas and the Current Prospects of the Liberal World Order
Wilson’s ideas, Carr’s critique and the role of Russia in the post-Soviet space
Prof. Matthew EVANGELISTA, Cornell University

Who has the right to self-determination? States, non-state armed organizations and the making of the international society in the Middle East
Prof. Marina CALCULLI, Leiden University

Liberalism, trade, and the promotion of peace: enduring hopes and new realities
Prof. Joseph GRIECO, Duke University 

A world safe for autocracy? The US, the EU, and the limits of democracy promotion
Prof. Enrico FASSI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore