I am greatly honored to have been elected as the president of the International Studies Association (ISA) for the 2020-2021 term. You can read more about the election and find…

I lectured on the evolution of globalization and its political consequences as part of the Max Weber Lecture Series at the European University Institute on May 15, 2019. A video of the lecture can be found

I am deeply honored to have been elected into the National Academy of Sciences on April 30, 2019. 

More information about the election can be found on the

In recent work, I explore whether rising inequality, financial crises, deflationary pressures, deindustrialization, competition from developing countries, and rapid technological change may be undoing the compromise of embedded liberalism that sustained globalization for decades. If so, what can be done to stop this trend? 

The international order formed after World War II provides important benefits to the United States as well as other countries. The United Nations, NATO, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, and other postwar institutions all help to provide economic stability and international security, contributing to unprecedented levels of…

Milner discusses the consequences of the Trump administration's trade policies on multinational corporations and global supply chains to BBC Radio London.