BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:It is with great honor that the Moynihan Institute's Practice o f Global Politics series presents \;Vladislav Kulminski\, ambassador o f the Republic of Moldova to the United States of America.Russia's invasio n of Ukraine may prove to be one of the greatest strategic miscalculations in its history. Drawing on historical parallels from the Russian Empire a nd the Soviet Union\, Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski will examine a recurr ing pattern of imperial overextension\, upheaval and retreat.He will argue that Russia's attempt to restore its sphere of influence has instead acce lerated its strategic retreat\, strengthened national identities across th e post-Soviet region\, and reshaped Eastern Europe. As Russia's power and influence decline and it increasingly resorts to heavy-handed tactics to m aintain control over its neighbors\, post-Soviet countries will seek to di stance themselves from Moscow\, further accelerating Russia's broader stra tegic retreat.What happens when an empire can no longer sustain its ambiti ons? Will it continue down a path of confrontation and instability? Drawin g on the experiences of Moldova and Ukraine\, Ambassador Kulminski will ex plore the implications for European security and American foreign policy.V lad Kulminski is the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the United S tates and an alumnus of Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenshi p and Public Affairs.He has over two decades of experience in diplomacy\, conflict resolution\, international negotiations and foreign policy. Previ ously\, he served as Moldova's deputy prime minister for reintegration\, f oreign policy and strategic planning advisor to the prime minister\, and s ecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.He has worked with th e United Nations\, UNDP\, World Bank\, GIZ\, and the Centre for Humanitari an Dialogue on mediation\, peacebuilding and international development\, i ncluding work related to the Black Sea Grain Initiative.Ambassador Kulmins ki holds a master of public administration from Syracuse University's Maxw ell School and a master's degree in international relations and European s tudies from Central European University. He is a Fulbright\, John Smith\, and Munich Security Conference fellow. DTEND:20261029T223000Z DTSTAMP:20261020T081826Z DTSTART:20261028T210000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Amb. Kulminski | Russia's Imperial Overextension: The War in Ukrain e and the Future of Euro-Security UID:RFCALITEM639280667067780750 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

It is with great honor that the Moynihan In stitute's Practice of Global Politics series presents \;Vladislav Kulm inski\, ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the United States of Amer ica.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine may prove to be one of the greates t strategic miscalculations in its history. Drawing on historical parallel s from the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union\, Ambassador Vladislav Kulm inski will examine a recurring pattern of imperial overextension\, upheava l and retreat.

He will argue that Russia's attempt to restore its sp here of influence has instead accelerated its strategic retreat\, strength ened national identities across the post-Soviet region\, and reshaped East ern Europe. As Russia's power and influence decline and it increasingly re sorts to heavy-handed tactics to maintain control over its neighbors\, pos t-Soviet countries will seek to distance themselves from Moscow\, further accelerating Russia's broader strategic retreat.

What happens when a n empire can no longer sustain its ambitions? Will it continue down a path of confrontation and instability? Drawing on the experiences of Moldova a nd Ukraine\, Ambassador Kulminski will explore the implications for Europe an security and American foreign policy.

Vl ad Kulminski is the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the United States and an alumnus of Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Ci tizenship and Public Affairs.

He has over two decades of experience in diplomacy\, conflict resolution\, international negotiations and foreig n policy. Previously\, he served as Moldova's deputy prime minister for re integration\, foreign policy and strategic planning advisor to the prime m inister\, and secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He has worked with the United Nations\, UNDP\, World Bank\, GIZ\, and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue on mediation\, peacebuilding and interna tional development\, including work related to the Black Sea Grain Initiat ive.

Ambassador Kulminski holds a master of public administration fr om Syracuse University's Maxwell School and a master's degree in internati onal relations and European studies from Central European University. He i s a Fulbright\, John Smith\, and Munich Security Conference fellow.

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