The 40th Annual Camden Conference

Beyond the American Century: A New World Order?

February 19-21, 2027

For more than 80 years, the world has operated under an American-led international order based on multilateral institutions, open trade, and alliance networks. That era is ending.

In recent decades, China has emerged as a global power with the economic reach, military capability, and institutional ambition to match, or even overtake, the United States. Meanwhile, the United States, once the architect and guarantor of the international system it fostered, is now one of its most disruptive forces. Both powers are challenging the old rules, but no new framework has emerged to replace them.

Are we entering a New Cold War of ideological and economic blocs? Fragmenting into regional spheres of influence? Returning to 19th-century great power competition? Our 40th anniversary Conference examines this global rupture and explores what the future of world order might look like—and whether “order” itself remains the right framework for understanding our century.

Conference days/times:

Friday, February 19, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday, February 20, 9:00 AM - 4:50 PM

Sunday, February 21, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Ticket Sales Begin: 

November 1, 2026 (Members) 

December 1, 2026 (Non-Members)

NOTE: Tickets will be attached to emailed confirmation. Reserved seat tickets for this three-day conference are non-refundable, but they are transferable. Got questions? Please call the Camden Conference office at (207) 236-1034, or the Camden Opera House Box Office at (207) 236-3154.

For wheelchair seating or other accessibility questions please call the Camden Opera House Box Office: (207) 236-3154.