Hosted on March 1, 2022, this event featured expert faculty and distinguished alumnus, Amb. Kurt Volker, for a discussion of the rapidly developing situation with Ukraine, including US policy. Speakers addressed the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the region, for security and conflict more generally, and the use of sanctions, the primary U.S. policy response.
Distinguished Panelists:
– Alexander Downes, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Co-Director, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies
– Charles Glaser, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs; Co-Director, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies
– Marlene Laruelle, Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies; Director, Illiberalism Studies Program; Director, Central Asia Program; Co-Director, PONARS-Eurasia; Research Professor of International Affairs
– Michael O. Moore, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Director of the M.A. in International Economic Policy Program
– Kurt Volker, MA ’87, Senior International Advisor, BGR Group; Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis; former Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations
This event was moderated by Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs.