Dr Walter Zaryckyj will reflect on the way in which the current situation in Ukraine arisen and sketch its principal features as they appear at the moment. Among the questions he will address are whether the Ukrainian situation can ignite a new Cold War.

He will examine the significance of Ukraine to the United States, the EU, and the Russian Federation. Dr Zaryckyj will consider scenarios for Ukraine’s future and suggest why they should interest Australia as a strategic ally of the United States and the EU.

Event details

Friday 14 March, 2014, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

RMIT City Campus
Council Chamber
RMIT Building 1, level 2R
Enter via 124 La Trobe Street or Bowen Street

Speaker                                                

Volodymyr (Walter) Zaryckyj, Executive Director, Center for US-Ukrainian Relations (CUSUR)

Formal Respondents                                       

Dr Stefan Auer, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Interdisciplinary Studies at La Trobe University and Associate Professor in European Studies at Hong Kong University

Dr Robert Horvath, Australian Research Council Future Fellow at La Trobe University

RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday 13 March for catering purposes 

All Welcome. A light lunch will be served 

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