Waterford Public Library: Russia's War Against Ukraine: A Wake-Up Call For The West

Waterford CT

05 May, 2022

8:37 AM

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Press release from the Waterford Public Library: April 27, 2022 There was such great interest in this event, Professor Lennon has agreed to come back and provide a repeat of her lecture. For those who couldn't get in last time, we hope this new date works for you. Click here to register. We welcome back Olena Lennon, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Political Science and National Security at the University of New Haven, and Eastern Ukraine native, for Part 2 of her talk about the headlines we're all reading. As Russia's brutal full-scale war on Ukraine continues, featuring indiscriminate bombardments of Ukraine's cities, residential buildings, hospitals and schools, many have struggled to understand why Putin has resorted to such gruesome means and what this war achieves. Olena Lennon's talk will attempt to shed some light on the historical roots of the war, why it has escalated, what might happen next, and why the world should care. Speaker BioOlena Lennon, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science and National Security at the University of New Haven, where she teaches such courses as the U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy, International Relations, and Comparative Politics. An Eastern Ukraine native, she also serves as a co-editor of an online scholarly forum "Eyes on Donbas: Politics, Places, and People" at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Formerly a Fulbright scholar and most recently a Title VIII Scholar at Woodrow Wilson Center's Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C., Olena has dedicated her research to domestic and international politics of Ukraine, as well as Eurasian geopolitics and security writ large. This program is hosted by the Mystic & Noank Library and co-sponsored by Groton Public, Otis, Stonington Free, and Waterford Public Libraries. This press release was produced by the Waterford Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.