Eugene Ostashevsky will offer a personal take on questions of translation, immigration, and language by discussing poems on the siege of Leningrad from his latest collection.
Join a discussion on Western academia's perpetuation of historical, cultural, and political frameworks rooted in Cold War-era Sovietology. This talk will focus on the case of Belarus.
Declassified archival materials from the United States and the former Soviet Union confirm memoir accounts of U.S. covert operations in Soviet Ukraine in the first several years after World War II. The seminar will explore what is now known about these operations, which proved unsuccessful.
In their new book Indulging Kleptocracy, John Heathershaw, Tena Prelec, and Tom Mayne offer an engaging inside account of the fight against kleptocracy in the UK.
This expert panel will explore the multifaceted dimensions of Black Sea security, focusing on its pivotal role in global stability. Discussions will address defense and military challenges, Russia’s aggression and its impact on regional stability, and the implications of the militarization of the Black Sea. Panelists will also examine the strategic importance of regional partnerships, NATO’s eastern flank, and countering hybrid threats such as cyberattacks, disinformation, and economic coercion.
