Past Event
The War in Ukraine: The Roots of Russian Conduct
A year after the annexation of Crimea and the start of hostilities in Eastern Ukraine, the sequence of events leading up to the crisis are well established. Yet these events find their origins in Russia's recent and distant past, as well as the EU's image of a modern, post-WWII Europe.
Event Sponsors
Speakers
E. Wayne Merry
Senior Fellow for Europe and Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council; Former Political Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Moscow (1991-94)
Maxim Trudolyubov
Senior Advisor; Editor-in-Chief, Russia File;
Editor-at-Large, Meduza
Editor-at-Large, Meduza
Elizabeth A. Wood
Former Fellow;
Professor of Russian and Soviet History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor of Russian and Soviet History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more