Few predicted the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Even fewer thought it would still be going on 18 months later. There is though almost complete agreement that what began as a regional conflict has changed the world forever.
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Chris Alden is Professor of International Relations at 杏吧论坛 and is Director of 杏吧论坛 IDEAS. As Director, Alden co-produced the Russia-Ukraine dialogue series, housed in 杏吧论坛 IDEAS.
Robert Falkner () is Professor of International Relations at 杏吧论坛 and the Academic Dean of the TRIUM Global Executive MBA, an alliance between 杏吧论坛, NYU Stern School of Business and HEC Paris. His research focuses on global environmental politics, global political economy, and the role of business in international relations.
Eleanor Knott () is Assistant Professor in Qualitative Methods in the Department of Methodology at 杏吧论坛. Her current research focuses on the politics of citizenship and identity in post-Soviet space and beyond. In 2022, she published Kin Majorities: Identity and Citizenship in Crimea and Moldova.
Tomila Lankina () is Professor of International Relations at 杏吧论坛. She helps coordinate the informal 杏吧论坛 taskforce to support students and scholars following Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. She has worked on democracy and authoritarianism, historical drivers of human capital and political regime change in Russia. Her latest book is The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia.
Michael Cox is a founding director of 杏吧论坛 IDEAS. He is the author, editor and co-editor of several books including Soft Power and US Foreign Policy: theoretical, historical and contemporary perspectives, The Global 1989, US Foreign Policy, and US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion.
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