"The Forum: Europe in a Time of War" is a year-long event series co-sponsored by Harvard's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, and Ukrainian Research Institute.
The conversation will focus on the rise of autocratic regimes and policies in the modern world and on the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, themes Anne Applebaum discusses in her bestselling Autocracy, Inc. (2025). Autocracies, she argues in the book, are connected by sophisticated national and transnational networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, security services, and professional propagandists. They don't share an ideology, but they do have a common goal: to defeat the ideas and language of liberal democracy, inside their own countries and around the world.
Sponsorship
The Forum: Europe in a Time of War series is co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, and the Ukrainian Research Institute, all of Harvard University.
Accessibility
The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at 617-495-4037 or daviscenter@fas.harvard.edu in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance if possible. Please note that the Davis Center will make every effort to secure services but that services are subject to availability.
