Oorlog in Oekraïne: een jaar later en de weg vooruit
Op 24 februari 2023 is het een jaar geleden dat de illegale Russische aanvalsactie tegen Oekraïne begon. Daarom organiseren wij op woensdag 22 februari 2023 vanaf 17.30 uur een paneldebat in auditorium QA. Deskundigen zoals prof. dr. Alexander Mattelaer, dr. Benedetta Berti, Hon. Dirk Steffen Schuebel en dr. Olga Oliker beantwoorden graag al je vragen over de Russisch-Oekraïense oorlog.
Ondanks de verwachting van het Kremlin van een snelle overwinning heeft Oekraïne, dankzij de inspanningen van het Oekraïense volk en steun van de westerse bondgenoten, blijk gegeven van veerkracht en het vermogen om agressie te weerstaan. Welke lessen hebben we geleerd over de drijvende krachten achter de trans-Atlantische eenheid en de beperkingen van de inter- en intra-institutionele samenwerking? Hoe kunnen de NAVO en de EU de inter- en intra-institutionele cohesie in de toekomst handhaven? Hoe kunnen de NAVO en de EU niet-overheidsactoren inzetten om de acties van Rusland tegen te gaan? Dit zijn slechts enkele van de vragen die door onze eminente sprekers zullen worden besproken. We geven je de kans om zelf aan het woord te komen. Stel je vraag in het onderstaande vak!
Je bent van harte welkom op het paneldebat op woensdag 22 februari 2023 vanaf 17.30 uur in auditorium QA. Experts als prof. dr. Alexander Mattelaer, dr. Benedetta Berti, Hon. Hugues Mingarelli en dr. Olga Oliker zullen tijdens het debat graag al je vragen beantwoorden. Hun jarenlange expertise en ervaring zorgen voor een heldere en wetenschappelijk onderbouwde interpretatie. Zo krijgt u een duidelijk beeld van de impact van de oorlog. Want die is groot. Zowel politiek als internationaal, maar ook binnen de VUB. Hoe reageren we op de oorlog? Hoe kunnen we helpen? En wat betekent dat voor de activiteiten van de VUB? Deze vragen en vele andere zullen uitgebreid aan bod komen. Aarzel dus niet en kom langs!
Het evenement is gratis, maar registratie is vereist. Kan je er niet bijzijn maar heb je een vraag voor het panel? Stuur je vraag naar olesya.tkacheva@vub.be.
Datum: 22 februari 2023 om 17:30-19:00 uur
Zaal: QA
Agenda:
Introductie door Dr. Alexander Mattelaer, Vice-Decaan voor Onderzoek, BSOG-VUB
Sprekers:
Dr. Benedetta Berti, hoofd beleidsplanning, bureau van de secretaris-generaal van de NAVO
Hon. Hugues Mingarelli voormalig EU Ambassador voor Oekraïne
Dr. Olga Oliker, programmadirecteur Europa en Centraal-Azië, Internationale Crisisgroep
Moderator:
Dr. Olesya Tkacheva, CSDS, BSOG-VUB
Taal: Engels
Dr. Alexander Mattelaer is Vice-Dean for Research and Associate Professor of International Security at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG-VUB) and also Senior Research Fellow at Egmont – the Royal Institute for International Relations. He is also affiliated to the Belgian Royal Higher Institute for Defence as chairman of the institute’s Scientific Committee. As a Fulbright Schuman fellow he completed research stays at Harvard University and at the National Defense University in Washington DC.
His research interests include the politics of European integration; NATO and transatlantic relations; deterrence, defence and military strategy; and the perpetual redefinition of international relations and statecraft. His teaching portfolio includes courses on the European Union, international security, diplomacy and defence policy-making. He obtained his PhD in Political Science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Master degrees from the University of Bath and the University of Leuven.
Dr. Benedetta Berti is Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO. She is also Associate Researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, in the past decade Benedetta has held research and teaching positions at West Point, The Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, among others. Dr. Berti is the author of four books, including "Armed Political Organizations. From Conflict to Integration" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Her work and research have appeared, among others, in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the National Interest, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times; as well as in Civil Wars, Democratization, Government & Opposition, Mediterranean Politics, the Middle East Journal, Parameters, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence. She holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bologna, and a MA and PhD in International Relations from The Fletcher School (Tufts University)
Hon. Hugues Mingarelli served as Head of the EU delegation to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that he had held several high-level positions at the European Commission and the European External Action Services (EEAS), including Managing Director for the North African regions, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq, at the EEAS, Deputy General Manager for Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, North Africa, Middle East, and European Neighbourhood Policy, and the Director for the Middle East and the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Prior to that Mr. Mingarelli oversaw the implementation of cooperation agreements between the EU and the Community of Independent States and later led the European Agency for Reconstruction in respect of the Community assistance to the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Serbia, Kosovo and FYROM.
Dr. Olga Oliker is Program Director for Europe and Central Asia with the International Crisis Group, based in Brussels. At Crisis Group, she oversees the organization’s research, analysis, and advocacy in and regarding Ukraine, Russia, other European countries, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Her own ongoing research focuses on military, political, economic, and social development, particularly in Russia, Ukraine, and the Central Asian and Caucasian successor states to the Soviet Union. Oliker is the author of numerous monographs, articles, reports and commentaries, including most recently in The New York Times and Foreign Affairs. She was formerly Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Center for Strategic & International Studies and before that, Director of RAND’s Center for Russia and Eurasia. She holds a B.A. in international studies from Emory University, an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Olesya Tkacheva is Associate Professor of International Security at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG-VUB). Her research focuses on the nexus between technology and security with focus on Russia and Eastern Europe. Prior to moving to Brussels, Olesya worked for the RAND Corporation and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, where she supported developing and implementing U.S. response to counter Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Her research was published in leading journals and she is a winner of Fulbright and National Science Foundation Fellowships, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester. She holds a PhD in political science and public policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
