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Webinar: Four Years of War Against Ukraine: Where Do We Stand?

Webinar: Four Years of War Against Ukraine: Where Do We Stand?
Tuesday, Feb. 24
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Eastern time)

February 24 will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating a conflict that began in 2014.

Many people, including Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, seem convinced that Ukraine is losing the war. Are they correct?

After briefly reviewing the events of the past four years, we’ll discuss the current situation on the front lines and in the rear for both sides. What are their strategies, and are they successful? Then, we’ll talk about the so-called peace negotiations of the past year. Will Ukraine (have to) accept a dictated peace deal? Where do things stand, and what options are available? How are other actors, such as the U.S., the E.U. and China, positioning themselves?

This lecture will be complemented with maps and visuals. An extensive Q&A session will follow. No prior political or military knowledge is needed.

Please register by Sunday, Feb. 22. The Zoom link will be included in your confirmation email.

Questions? Contact alumni@dickinson.edu.

Faculty:
Janine Ludwig is the academic director of Dickinson’s Bremen program, a literary scholar, the vice head of the Institute for Cultural German Studies (ifkud) at the University of Bremen and the chairwoman of the International Heiner Müller Society. Ludwig studied contemporary German literature, philosophy and theater studies/cultural communication. She is an expert on East German and postwar literature and has published seven books and 50 articles on Heiner Müller, images of America, socialism, the Cold War, migrants’ literature, rock music, German national anthems, theater, women’s literature, poetry, medievalism and more.

Ludwig teaches at Dickinson and in the Departments of Cultural and German Studies at Uni Bremen. Recently, she has given several talks on Russia, Putin and the war against Ukraine for Dickinson, Hope College and the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle.