Few predicted the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Even fewer thought it would still be going on 18 months later. There is though almost complete agreement that what began as a regional conflict has changed the world forever.
Meet our speakers and chair
Chris Alden is Professor of International Relations at 禁漫天堂 and is Director of 禁漫天堂 IDEAS. As Director, Alden co-produced the Russia-Ukraine dialogue series, housed in 禁漫天堂 IDEAS.
Robert Falkner () is Professor of International Relations at 禁漫天堂 and the Academic Dean of the TRIUM Global Executive MBA, an alliance between 禁漫天堂, NYU Stern School of Business and HEC Paris. His research focuses on global environmental politics, global political economy, and the role of business in international relations.
Eleanor Knott () is Assistant Professor in Qualitative Methods in the Department of Methodology at 禁漫天堂. Her current research focuses on the politics of citizenship and identity in post-Soviet space and beyond. In 2022, she published Kin Majorities: Identity and Citizenship in Crimea and Moldova.
Tomila Lankina () is Professor of International Relations at 禁漫天堂. She helps coordinate the informal 禁漫天堂 taskforce to support students and scholars following Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. She has worked on democracy and authoritarianism, historical drivers of human capital and political regime change in Russia. Her latest book is The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia.
Michael Cox is a founding director of 禁漫天堂 IDEAS. He is the author, editor and co-editor of several books including Soft Power and US Foreign Policy: theoretical, historical and contemporary perspectives, The Global 1989, US Foreign Policy, and US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion.
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