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After Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, will Europe ever look the same? What does Ukraine want from the EU and NATO. Will the war lead to a stengthening or unravelling of these key European institutions, and how will they manage their relations with Russia in the future? Will key member states, notably Germany, be able to act on the vision they are now outlining to deal with the increased threat? Join AIIA National Executive Director Dr Bryce Wakefield as he discusses choices for the EU and Nato with experts from across Europe and the UK.
Speakers:
Orysia Lutsevych, research fellow and manager of the Ukraine Forum, Chatham House
Professor André Gerrits, International Studies and Global Politics, Leiden University
Dr Martin A. Smith, senior lecturer in Defence and International Affairs, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Dr Ronja Scheler, International Affairs program director, Körber Stiftung
Dr Bryce Wakefield (moderator), AIIA National Executive Director
Orysia Lutsevych is a research fellow and manager of the Ukraine Forum in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. As Chatham House's first Academy Robert Bosch fellow, Orysia produced the influential How to finish a revolution: civil society and democracy in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. She focuses on social change and the role of civil society in democratic transition in the post-Soviet region. Her recent research analysed Russia’s use of proxy NGOs in achieving its foreign policy objectives. Prior to joining Chatham House, she led the start-up of Europe House Georgia and was executive director of the Open Ukraine Foundation. She has an MS in International Relations from Lviv State University and an MS in Public Administration from the University of Missouri.
Professor André Gerrits is Professor of International Studies and Global Politics at the Institute for History of the Faculty of Humanities. Previously, he held the chair in Russian History and Politics at Leiden University and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He was also a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Studies Clingendael and he held research positions at the Free University Amsterdam and the University of Groningen. Gerrits was visiting professor at the Reves Center for International Studies / History Department of the College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA. and at the Center for Mediterranean and European Studies of New York University, New York. At Leiden University Gerrits co-developed and chaired the BA International Studies (2012-2016), the MA International Relations (2011-2016) and the BA Urban Studies (2018-2021). He currently chairs the Research Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and the Supervisory Committee of the Roosevelt Chair. Gerrits also holds various administrative and advisory positions outside the university, including at the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Amnesty International, the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, and the Foundation for Progressive European Studies. Gerrits conducted several research projects financed and / or commissioned by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the European Commission.
Dr Martin A. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). Prior to joining RMAS he was at the Department of Peace Studies University of Bradford, from where he received his PhD in 1994. His main research interests are in the fields of international and European security. He is the author/editor of eight books including: (co-authored with Graham Timmins), Building a Bigger Europe: EU and NATO Enlargement in Comparative Perspective (Ashgate 2000); (co-authored with Paul Latawski), The Kosovo Crisis and the evolution of post-Cold War European security (Manchester University Press 2003) and the single-authored Russia and NATO since 1991: From Cold War through cold peace to partnership? (Routledge 2006). His articles have appeared inter alia, in International Peacekeeping, European Security, West European Politics, The Journal of Strategic Studies and Contemporary Security Policy.
Dr Ronja Scheler is the Programme Director International Affairs at Körber-Stiftung, and Special Advisor to the Paris Peace Forum.. Her areas of expertise include multilateral institutions and global order, German and European foreign and security policy, and EU-Southeast Asia relations. Before joining Körber-Stiftung in 2018, she was a doctoral fellow and research assistant at the Europe Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Affairs (CSIS) in Jakarta. Dr. Scheler has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University for Applied Sciences of Law and Economics (HTW) in Berlin and the Free University (FU) of Berlin, where she earned her PhD.
After Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, will Europe ever look the same? What does Ukraine want from the EU and NATO. Will the war lead to a stengthening or unravelling of these key European institutions, and how will they manage their relations with Russia in the future? Will key member states, notably Germany, be able to act on the vision they are now outlining to deal with the increased threat? Join AIIA National Executive Director Dr Bryce Wakefield as he discusses choices for the EU and Nato with experts from across Europe and the UK.
Speakers:
Orysia Lutsevych, research fellow and manager of the Ukraine Forum, Chatham House
Professor André Gerrits, International Studies and Global Politics, Leiden University
Dr Martin A. Smith, senior lecturer in Defence and International Affairs, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Dr Ronja Scheler, International Affairs program director, Körber Stiftung
Dr Bryce Wakefield (moderator), AIIA National Executive Director
Orysia Lutsevych is a research fellow and manager of the Ukraine Forum in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. As Chatham House's first Academy Robert Bosch fellow, Orysia produced the influential How to finish a revolution: civil society and democracy in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. She focuses on social change and the role of civil society in democratic transition in the post-Soviet region. Her recent research analysed Russia’s use of proxy NGOs in achieving its foreign policy objectives. Prior to joining Chatham House, she led the start-up of Europe House Georgia and was executive director of the Open Ukraine Foundation. She has an MS in International Relations from Lviv State University and an MS in Public Administration from the University of Missouri.
Professor André Gerrits is Professor of International Studies and Global Politics at the Institute for History of the Faculty of Humanities. Previously, he held the chair in Russian History and Politics at Leiden University and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He was also a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Studies Clingendael and he held research positions at the Free University Amsterdam and the University of Groningen. Gerrits was visiting professor at the Reves Center for International Studies / History Department of the College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA. and at the Center for Mediterranean and European Studies of New York University, New York. At Leiden University Gerrits co-developed and chaired the BA International Studies (2012-2016), the MA International Relations (2011-2016) and the BA Urban Studies (2018-2021). He currently chairs the Research Committee of the Faculty of Humanities and the Supervisory Committee of the Roosevelt Chair. Gerrits also holds various administrative and advisory positions outside the university, including at the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Amnesty International, the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, and the Foundation for Progressive European Studies. Gerrits conducted several research projects financed and / or commissioned by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the European Commission.
Dr Martin A. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). Prior to joining RMAS he was at the Department of Peace Studies University of Bradford, from where he received his PhD in 1994. His main research interests are in the fields of international and European security. He is the author/editor of eight books including: (co-authored with Graham Timmins), Building a Bigger Europe: EU and NATO Enlargement in Comparative Perspective (Ashgate 2000); (co-authored with Paul Latawski), The Kosovo Crisis and the evolution of post-Cold War European security (Manchester University Press 2003) and the single-authored Russia and NATO since 1991: From Cold War through cold peace to partnership? (Routledge 2006). His articles have appeared inter alia, in International Peacekeeping, European Security, West European Politics, The Journal of Strategic Studies and Contemporary Security Policy.
Dr Ronja Scheler is the Programme Director International Affairs at Körber-Stiftung, and Special Advisor to the Paris Peace Forum.. Her areas of expertise include multilateral institutions and global order, German and European foreign and security policy, and EU-Southeast Asia relations. Before joining Körber-Stiftung in 2018, she was a doctoral fellow and research assistant at the Europe Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Affairs (CSIS) in Jakarta. Dr. Scheler has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University for Applied Sciences of Law and Economics (HTW) in Berlin and the Free University (FU) of Berlin, where she earned her PhD.
