UK: The U.S. Midterms and the World: Transatlantic and Global Perspectives on America’s Political Future
October 22 @ 6:30 pm
The 2026 U.S. midterm elections will shape far more than the balance of power in Washington.
Their consequences will ripple through global markets, transatlantic relations, European security, and the future of the liberal international order. This distinguished panel discussion, presented by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Alumni UK Network and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business UK alumni community, brings together leading voices in politics, economics, and international affairs to examine how America’s domestic political landscape is inseparable from global stability and economic confidence.
For business leaders, investors, policymakers, and internationally minded professionals, understanding what’s at stake in these midterms is essential to navigating an increasingly interconnected geopolitical and economic landscape.
Key Themes
Moving beyond campaign horse-race coverage, our panel will examine the outcome’s real-world implications for governments, markets, institutions, and businesses across Europe and beyond:
- The political landscape: electoral behaviour, polarisation, and the resilience of American democratic institutions
- European security: what the outcome means for NATO, Ukraine, and the continent’s defence posture
- Transatlantic cooperation: the outlook for U.S.–Europe partnership in an era of geopolitical fragmentation
- Markets and fiscal policy: investor confidence, monetary policy, and the global economic outlook
- The liberal international order: the future of multilateral institutions under growing strain
This is a conversation for anyone who needs to understand not just who wins, but what it means for transatlantic cooperation, for institutional trust, and for the decisions business and policy leaders will need to make next.
