On October 18th, 2021, the 34th lecture of Fudan - LSE lecture series was held online. Tamar Gutner, professor at American University's School of International Service (SIS), delivered a lecture entitled International Organizations in 2021: Challenges and Opportunities for Today’s Students. Nearly 70 professors and students from Fudan University and other universities attended the lecture which was chaired by Adjunct Professor Daniel Guttman of the Institute for Global Public Policy (IGPP) of Fudan University.

Professor Tamar Gutner began by talking about her views on career paths throughintroducing her work experience at the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), also her job as a financial journalist. And she thought that today’s students have diverse career options. Regarding the definition of international organizations, she first clarified the concept difference between international organizations and non-profit organizations and believed that the evaluation of the work value of international organizations differs based on different perspectives. As for the theoretical research on international organizations, Professor Tamar Gutner pointed out that realism, liberal institutionalism and constructivism are the three mainstream theories at present. At the same time, she held the view that liberal institutionalism can explain the cooperation and collaboration of international organizations more effectively. Based on this, she took the World Bank and the IMF as examples to illustrate the connection and difference between the concepts of cooperation and collaboration. 

Finally, Professor Tamar Gutner answered students' questions regarding the changing influence of international organizations, China's role in global governance, prospects of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the revision of her latest book International Organizations in World Politics.