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Russia’s War in Ukraine: Impacts on International (Dis)Order
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Carnegie Mellon University, School of International Service at American University and Syracuse University invite you to join leading experts for a virtual panel discussion on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Impacts on International (Dis)Order. Will the Euro-Atlantic alliance persevere or will Putin succeed in fracturing it?
Moderated by Michele Kelemen of National Public Radio.
Featuring:
Brian Taylor, professor of political science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
James Goldgeier, professor of international relations and former dean, School of International Service, American University
Amb. Sarah Mendelson, Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy and head of Heinz College in Washington, D.C., Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
To help shape the conversation, please pre-submit questions for the panelists by emailing jhatfiel@andrew.cmu.edu.
To join us, please register by Monday, May 2. You will receive a Zoom login link in a confirmation email.
Category
Social Science and Public Policy
Type
Discussions
Region
Virtual
Open to
Public
Organizer
Political Science Department
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