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Beyond Crimea: The Evolution of The Crisis in Ukraine
Sponsored by the Student Association and Advisory Board of the School For Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR)
7:00PM April 23, 2014
Founders Hall Multipurpose Room 125
3351 Fairfax Dr
George Mason University, Arlington
Agenda:
The crisis in Ukraine, which began in November, leading to the eventual ousting of President Viktor Yanukovich and was followed by months of civil unrest, has evolved into a regional conflict with global implications. While much remains uncertain about the sovereignty of Crimea and greater Ukraine, tensions between Ukraine and Russia have dangerously escalated. Meanwhile, the EU, NATO, and the United States are rallying to sanction Russia in hopes that economic pressures can bring Russia to the bargaining table. The increasing instability has not only raised concerns about the potential for violent interstate and intrastate clashes, but also a breakdown in relations between Russia and the West. What may have originally began as a struggle for identity and power is now situated within a larger context of complex regional dynamics that involve geopolitics, energy security, and ethnic differences.
Please join the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) and a distinguished panel of experts as we conduct an analysis of the conflict’s development, current challenges, and opportunities for a resolution.
Panel:
Ambassador (Ret.) John E. Herbst,Director at the Center for Complex Operations, Ambassador to Ukraine 2003-2006
During his tenure as Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Herbst worked to enhance U.S.-Ukrainian relations, to help ensure the conduct of a fair Ukrainian presidential election and to prevent violence during the Orange Revolution. Since the breakout of the current crisis, Ambassador Herbst has provided comprehensive analysis and appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, FoxBusiness, CNN, RussiaToday, Charlie Rose, and Bloomberg TV. He has also contributed insights through publications in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy Magazine, The National Interest and Kyiv Post.
Dr. Karina Korostelina,Associate Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Director of the Program on History, Memory, and Conflict at S-CAR.
Dr. Korostelina has taught at Taurida University, Ukraine and since 2003, at George Mason University. Her work focuses on social identity and identity-based conflicts, the nation building processes, the relationships between Muslim and non-Muslim populations, role of history in conflict and post-conflict societies, conflict resolution and peace building. She has analyzed and researched extensively on the ethnic situation in Crimea and recently published a book titled: “Constructing the Narratives of Identity and Power: Self-Imagination in a Young Ukrainian Nation.”
Lawrence Wilkerson,Col. U.S. Army (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Foreign Policy at the College of William and Mary
Lawrence Wilkerson's last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff (2002-05), Associate Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass, and member of that staff responsible for East Asia and the Pacific, political-military and legislative affairs (2001-02). Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Idil P. Izmirli. Crimea Analyst for the Eurasia Daily Monitor at the Jamestown Foundation, Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor at S-CAR
Since 2002 Dr. Izmirli has been working in Crimea on various research grants from Fulbright, IREX (IARO), and two consecutive STGs from IREX, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan Institute, the Regional Policy Symposium on Regional Security in Eastern Europe and Eurasia Junior Scholarship, as well as two consecutive fellowships from George Mason University's "Partnership for Conflict Resolution Development in Ukraine" program, supported by the US Department of State. In 2012, she was hired as an expert by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) to assess the needs and to prepare a report on the Integration of Formerly Deported People in Crimea, Ukraine, which was published on August 16, 2013. In 2013, she was awarded for the third time an IREX STG grant for her continuing research in Crimea.
Moderator:
Dr. Michael Shank, Director for Foreign Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, Adjunct Faculty at S-CAR
*A light reception will be held following the panel discussion.
Visitor parking is located in the Founders Hall Parking Garage for $3 an hour
Beyond Crimea Panel
Panel Discussion