Past Events

Event Format
Russian rubles

The Impact of Russian Sanctions

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Russia is facing an arsenal of sanctions by the U.S. and European countries. What are the goals of these sanctions, and are those goals achievable?

Recording Available
Adam Smith
Adam Smith

Partner at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, LLP

Hans-Helmut Kotz
Hans-Helmut Kotz

Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Sergey Aleksashenko
Sergey Aleksashenko

Member of the Board of Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom and the Board of the Free Russia Foundation

Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center; Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics

Cover of the Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia showing girl blowing bubblegum

Surveying Gender History in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia

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We honor the editors and discuss the contributions to this volume as part of our celebration of International Women's Day.

Recording Available
Katalin Fabian
Katalin Fábián

Professor of Government and Law at Lafayette College

Janet Elise Johnson
Janet Elise Johnson

Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Mara Lazda
Mara Lazda

Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College, City University of New York

Rochelle Ruthchild
Rochelle Ruthchild

Women's and Gender Studies Historian

China president Xi Jinping

War in Ukraine: The View From Beijing

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You are invited to a conversation with Tony Saich and Alexandra Vacroux on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s response to the war, and what this may portend for the future of the Russia/China relationship.

 

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Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center; Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics

Tony Saich
Tony Saich

Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Ukraine flag in the fray cracking background

War in Ukraine: The View from Here

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The narratives explaining and justifying national positions on Russia's war in Ukraine are remarkably different. This panel will explore these points of view, given recent developments.

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Oxana Shevel
Oxana Shevel

Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University

David Cadier

Assistant Professor of European Politics at the Department of International Relations and International Organisation, University of Groningen

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center; Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics

Crowd protesting in Moscow

The Closure of Memorial in Russia and the Repercussions from Putin's War against Ukraine

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This seminar explores the connections between Putin's repression of human rights at home and his bellicose policies abroad.

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Joshua Rubenstein
Joshua Rubenstein

Associate Director, Major Gifts, Harvard Law School

Tatiana Yankelevich
Tatiana Yankelevich

Independent Scholar

Mark Kramer
Mark Kramer

Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

Nadia Boyadjieva
Nadia Boyadjieva

Professor of International Law and International Relations, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Professor of International Law at Plovdiv University