Breadcrumb academics academic departments social sciences student conference on us affairs 73 The 73rd Annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs - SCUSA 73 November 2-5, 2022 American Foreign Policy in an Era of Polarized Politics and Revisionist Powers The 73rd Annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA 73) will focus on “American Foreign Policy in an Era of Polarized Politics and Revisionist Powers.” At the conference, delegates will evaluate a range of contemporary obstacles to better understand the future of America’s foreign policy. SCUSA 73 delegates will collaborate to develop policy proposals for the U.S. government that address a dynamic, uncertain strategic environment. America faces a mix of emerging and renewed obstacles to crafting effective and legitimate foreign policy. The evolving geopolitical environment increasingly challenges US power and principles abroad. Domestically, American policymakers operate in a politically-charged and culturally-divided landscape, inhibiting compromise and effective policymaking while sometimes calling into question long-standing external commitments. In advancing its interests and values abroad, the United States encounters foreign powers seeking to revise or overturn existing international relationships, transnational institutions and norms, and even state boundaries. As familiar adversaries seek to alter regional balances in Europe and the Middle East, and as the challenge of China gathers momentum, America must act effectively and with lasting purpose to maintain its global leadership. Policymakers will continue to grapple with a challenging question: How should the United States safeguard its values and interests in an era of political polarization and revisionist powers? SCUSA 73 Theme Paper SCUSA 73 Brochure SCUSA 73 Delegate Frequently Asked Questions SCUSA 73 Photos Roundtable Topics & Background Papers Find your roundtable preparation papers here the week prior SCUSA 73! Latin America: Supporting Democracy and American Influence in the Hemisphere Africa: A Growing American Interest China: Implications of its Rise Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: The US Response India: Courting Asia’s Rising Power The Arctic: Opportunities, Challenges, and a Way Forward Europe and the United States: Maintaining Common Values and Interests The Middle East: The Future of U.S. Involvement The American Model of Democracy U.S. Foreign Policymaking in a Politically Polarized Time Climate Change: Can the U.S. Lead the International Fight? An Enduring World Order: The Future of International Norms and Institutions Economic Populism and Nationalism: Challenges to Globalization Media and Public Opinion: Tools of Polarization and Revision? Public Health: Lessons Learned to Prevent the Next Pandemic Space Commercialization and Weaponization: An Unregulated Final Frontier Student Delegate Policy Papers SCUSA 73 Roundtables produced the following policy recommendation memos: Latin America: Supporting Democracy and American Influence in the Hemisphere Africa: A Growing American Interest China: Implications of its Rise Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: The US Response India: Courting Asia’s Rising Power The Arctic: Opportunities, Challenges, and a Way Forward Europe and the United States: Maintaining Common Values and Interests The Middle East: The Future of U.S. Involvement The American Model of Democracy U.S. Foreign Policymaking in a Politically Polarized Time Climate Change: Can the U.S. Lead the International Fight? An Enduring World Order: The Future of International Norms and Institutions Economic Populism and Nationalism: Challenges to Globalization Media and Public Opinion: Tools of Polarization and Revision? Public Health: Lessons Learned to Prevent the Next Pandemic Space Commercialization and Weaponization: An Unregulated Final Frontier Contact the SCUSA Staff Please email the SCUSA staff if you have any questions about the conference. Contact your school's political science department if you would like to register. Once you register for the conference, you will be assigned a roundtable and Cadet Point of Contact (CPOC). Please coordinate with your roundtable CPOC for any specific questions. If you cannot reach your CPOC, the SCUSA 73 Executive Secretary is Major Sean McKnight and the SCUSA 73 Cadet Commander is Cadet Benjamin Mayo.