What are we Learning from the War in Ukraine?
The inagural series for the Forum on Global Affairs will focus on the war in Ukraine and how the impact of conflict is shaping global discourse. The series is composed of 4 panel discussions that will occur over zoom. More information and the registration for each event can be found below.
October 5, 2022
How a Ukrainian University Responds to War
Panel moderated by Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of Medicine
Administrators and faculty members from Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv will discuss how they have responded to the war in Ukraine including: supporting students’ social, emotional, financial and educational needs; integrating events of the war into their courses; mobilizing campus resources to support war efforts including displaced persons; and leveraging international partnerships.
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October 26, 2022
Refugees: How Has the War in Ukraine affected Western Policy?
Panel moderated by Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Director, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of Medicine
War and other dangers routinely displace persons and the response of the United States and other nations to refugees and asylum seekers has varied, evolved, and sometimes fluctuated with the particular crisis. Professor Walts will highlight aspects of US policy to refugees and asylees. Dr. Kachkovska will share her recent experiences as a Ukrainian refugee who was hosted in Poland for several months. Discussion will focus on positive aspects of the response to Ukrainian refugees in the US and elsewhere and how we might advocate to generalize those lessons to other populations.
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November 30, 2022
Ukraine, War, and Energy
Panel moderated by Alexandru Grigorescu, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has implications far beyond the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Chief amongst these is the threatened energy security of countries around the world. This webinar will explore how the invasion has rattled national, regional and global energy markets and how the U.S. is responding to the turbulence both at home and abroad.
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February 9, 2023
Welcome and Protect: JRS’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis
Panel presented by JRS staff members Diana Haidemak, legal counselor for JRS Romania, and Olena Zinkevych, Ukrainian Team Coordinator,
Around the world, Jesuit Refugee Service responds to new and emerging crises as well as those that have fallen from public attention. Whether in the headlines or lost on the back page, JRS accompanies those affected by crisis in places like Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela, and Ukraine. In this presentation, Diana and Olena will share stories from their work providing support to refugees from Ukraine, as well as refugees from across other parts of the world.
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February 15, 2023
The War in Ukraine and US Foreign Policy
Panel moderated by Alexandru Grigorescu, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, and Director of CRIA.
This discussion will center around how US foreign policies have been altered over the past year due to the war in Ukraine. It will discuss how the U.S. has responded to the war, what it was able to achieve, and how it still faces many challenges in shaping the right policy towards the region. The webinar is co-sponsored by Loyola's Center for Research on International Affairs.
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March 22, 2023
Poland and Ukraine's Historical Encounter with the Russian Empire
Panel presented by Maciej Olchawa, Kosciuszko Foundation Scholar at Loyola University Chicago
Bilateral relations between Poland and Ukraine have often been hostile because of mutual grievances concerning the past. Today, however, we can observe that both sides are looking for those moments in history that unite the two nations. Those positive chapters are being utilized politically and in diplomacy to create a narrative of Polish-Ukrainian unity in the face of Russian aggression. Professor Michael Khodarkovsky will discuss Russia as an empire and provide a wider context of its imperial designs toward Poland and Ukraine. Dr. Paweł Markiewicz will explain the regional cooperation between the former peripheries of the Russian/Soviet empire and how Kyiv and Warsaw are overcoming their difficult past to undermine a common adversary.
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April 13, 2023
The Year of War: The State of Russian Economy and Society
Panel Moderated by Dr. Olga Avdeyeva, Associate Professor and Director of the European Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Olga Avdeyeva will be joined by Dr. Maria Snegovaya, Senior Fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. In this webinar, Dr. Snegovaya will discuss the consequences of the international economic and financial sanctions on the Russian economy and the Russian elites focusing on the mechanisms of resilience to international pressures. She will also cover the effects of the war on Russian society highlighting the growing totalitarianism of Putin's regime. Finally, Dr. Snegovaya will analyze Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow and discuss the possible consequences of this visit on the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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The What are we Learning from the War in Ukraine? series is co-sponsored by the following organizations at Loyola University Chicago:
- Anthropology Department
- Department of Public Health Sciences
- European Studies Program
- Global Studies Program
- History Department
- Modern Languages Department
- Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
- Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Program
- Political Science Department
- Sociology Department
- Ukrainian Club of Loyola
Series Sponsors
The What are we Learning from the War in Ukraine? series is co-sponsored by the following organizations at Loyola University Chicago:
- Anthropology Department
- Department of Public Health Sciences
- European Studies Program
- Global Studies Program
- History Department
- Modern Languages Department
- Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
- Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Program
- Political Science Department
- Sociology Department
- Ukrainian Club of Loyola