A Year of War in Europe: The Political, Military and Economic Landscape (9:30 – 10:30 AM EST)
A year has passed since Russia shattered peace in Europe. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started the largest land war in Europe since World War II, and kicked off a year of political transformation, global economic fallout, and fierce Ukrainian military resistance. This panel offers a retrospective on the war in Ukraine, exploring the political, military and economic dynamics of the conflict – and its global ramifications – over the last year. How has the conflict shifted the military balance in Europe? Will transatlantic unity last? How has the war impacted the global economy and global energy markets? And where do the political, economic, and miliary fortunes of Ukraine and Russia stand at the end of a year of conflict?
Featured Speakers
Marie Jourdain, Visiting Fellow, Atlantic Council
Mike Kofman, Research Program Director, CNA
Rachel Ziemba, Adjust Senior Fellow, Center for New American Security
Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director China, East Asia, Stimson Center
Moderator
Alex Ward, National Security Reporter, Politico
An Emerging Multipolar Era? Global Perspectives on the War in Ukraine (10:45 – 11:45 AM EST)
The secondary effects of the war on Ukraine have been felt around the world. Today, many countries are still grappling with the geopolitical implications of the conflict for their own needs and interests. The war has simultaneously brought the United States and its European democratic allies closer together, while highlighting global fault lines, exposing a shift from a unipolar world to a more multipolar system. Some African and Asian countries condemned the Russian invasion in UN votes, some did not, and many have refused to join in sanctions. India has refused to take sides, and despite China’s declaration of a “no limits” strategic partnership with Russia, it has exercised considerable caution about the war. How do countries around the world view the shifting geopolitical landscape? Has the war in Ukraine really changed international politics? What are the implications for U.S. foreign policy?
Featured Speakers
Michael Mazarr, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Akriti (Vasudeva) Kalyankar, Fellow, South Asia Program, Stimson Center
Ebenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Michael Kimmage, Professor of History, Catholic University of America
Moderator
Amy MacKinnon, Staff Writer, Foreign Policy