Institute for European Studies
War in Europe: Russia’s Aggression and Ukraine’s Prospects
March 31, 2022
12:15 pm
Europe’s “Eastern Crisis” has witnessed the massing of military forces, armed intervention, and the forceful occupation of territory, combined with harsh rhetoric and outright falsehoods that hinder the pursuit of diplomatic solutions. The situation is eerily reminiscent of the 1930s, when another authoritarian state sought to reverse the consequences of what it perceived as an unfair peace settlement and mounted an aggressive campaign that engulfed the world in a disastrous war. An interdisciplinary panel of Russian, Ukrainian, and US experts will help us understand how we got to this point and what can be done.
Panelists
Mark R. Beissinger, Henry W. Putnam Professor of Politics, Princeton University
Bryn Rosenfeld, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University
Kateryna Pishchikova, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, eCampus University
Nicholas Rostow, Visiting Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Moderator
Matthew Evangelista, President White Professor of History and Political Science, Department of Government, Cornell University
Presented by the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, with co-sponsorship from the Institute of European Studies at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, Cornell University.
About the Series
The new Einaudi Center Critical Conversations Series brings together world-class regional, historical, and comparative experts to promote deeper understanding of global current events and emerging crises on the world stage. The stakes for our shared future have never been higher—so please join us for these critical conversations.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Institute for European Studies
Why The Enormous Scale of Financial Pain Being Inflicted on Russia Worries Some In the West
Nicholas Mulder, IES
“I’m concerned about the scale of this economic warfare,” says Nicholas Mulder. “Western governments should be very careful about which sanctions they impose next.”
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How War Became a Crime
Nicolas Mulder, IES
This piece references Nicholas Mulder’s new book “The Economic Weapon.”
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TODAY AT NOON - From Populism to Fascism?
The third talk in the IES Spring 2022 Speaker Series
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Einaudi Experts Speak Out
Ukraine War Puts World in "Uncharted Territory"
Five Einaudi experts shared insights during a Mar. 4 event, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: A New Attack on Peace, Rights and Sovereignty."
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The Crisis in Ukraine Has Disturbing Echoes of the 1930s
Cristina Florea, IES
"If the 1930s teach us anything, it is that things can fall apart easily," says IES faculty member Cristina Florea in Time magazine.
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Einaudi, IES, and PACS Directors Condemn Russian Attack
Statement of Solidarity from the Einaudi Center
The invasion violates international law, the principles of national sovereignty, and basic human rights.
Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and its programs, the Institute for European Studies (IES) and Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they resist Russia’s invasion of their sovereign nation.
The invasion violates international law, the principles of national sovereignty, and basic human rights. The indiscriminate air and missile attacks against Ukrainian cities constitute grave war crimes, and the flight of refugees portends a humanitarian crisis of enormous scale. We extend our sympathies to Ukrainian victims and defenders and to the brave Russians who have spoken out against Putin’s unjustified aggression.
Given the diversity of our intellectual community’s experiences and perspectives, it is even more striking that we are unanimous here: the Russian invasion of Ukraine must be condemned in the strongest terms. We stand for democratic values, tolerance, and human dignity. Our collective missions align to support rights and respect for humanity, as we work together with our students, colleagues, and partners across the world to move ever closer toward justice and peace.
- Rachel Beatty Riedl, Einaudi Center Director | John S. Knight Professor of International Studies | Professor, Government and Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
- Mabel Berezin, IES Director | Professor of Sociology
- Rebecca Slayton, PACS Director | Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies
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Russia’s War on Ukraine: A New Attack on Peace, Rights, and Sovereignty
This Friday, March 4th at 4:30 pm EST.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of Russian domestic and foreign policy, Ukrainian nationhood and security response, human rights and migration, economic sanctions’ impact, and international and European consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine constitutes the first major land war in Europe in decades. It threatens lives across the region, the post–Cold War international order—and the stability of the global economy, as the United States, European allies, and countries around the world have imposed severe sanctions on Russia and supplied varying levels of aid to Ukraine.
In cooperation with the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and College of Arts and Sciences, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has convened this expert panel to respond to the injustice and massive violation of sovereignty, human rights, and peace.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of Russian domestic and foreign policy, Ukrainian nationhood and security response, human rights and migration, economic sanctions’ impact, and international and European consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The panel includes Dmitry Bykov, a Russian dissident and Open Society University Network threatened scholar hosted by Global Cornell and the Einaudi Center, in partnership with Ithaca City of Asylum.
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Panelists:
- Mabel Berezin (Institute for European Studies Director; Professor, Department of Sociology/A&S)
- Dmitry Bykov (Russian writer and dissident; scholar at risk hosted by the Einaudi Center)
- Cristina Florea (Professor, Department of History/A&S)
- Nicholas Mulder (Assistant Professor, Department of History/A&S)
- Bryn Rosenfeld (Assistant Professor, Department of Government/A&S)
- Stephen Yale-Loehr (Migrations faculty fellow; Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School)
Moderator:
Rachel Beatty Riedl (Einaudi Center Director; Professor, Department of Government/A&S and Cornell Brooks School)
Introduction:
Wendy Wolford (Vice Provost of International Affairs; Professor, Department of Global Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
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About the Series
The new Einaudi Center Critical Conversations Series brings together world-class regional, historical, and comparative experts to promote deeper understanding of global current events and emerging crises on the world stage. The stakes for our shared future have never been higher—so please join us for these critical conversations.
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Russia’s War on Ukraine
Mar. 4 at 4:30: Register now!
Don't miss this virtual panel on the global consequences of the Russian invasion, featuring Einaudi faculty and IES visiting critic Dmitry Bykov.
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"The Pleasures of the Quarrel" opera: CU Music
March 27, 2022
3:00 pm
Bailey Hall
Members of the New York Baroque Dance Company, Catherine Turocy, director, will collaborate with Rebecca Harris-Warrick in a unique opera production, The Pleasures of the Quarrel: Three Parisian Operatic Hits from the Contested Season of 1753. The performance imagines a mash-up between factions of opera lovers in mid-18th-century Paris, during the so-called “War of the Buffoons”. Using excerpts from three memorable works, it will highlight the music and dance styles of the day while giving them a lively and humorous airing within a contemporary frame. Singers Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Marie Marquis, Dominik Belavy, and Tyler Duncan perform the lead roles, accompanied by the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, directed by Michelle Di Russo.
https://www.facebook.com/POTQOpera
Compliance with the university's mask mandate will be required for all audience members.
Please note the following public health requirements:
All attendees who are current Cornell students or employees must show their Cornell ID for admission to the event. Cornell employees attending indoor events must complete the Daily Check prior to attendance.
All attendees who are not current Cornell employees or students (such as alumni, visitors, guests, parents, community members, third party event attendees and others) must provide one of the following: 1) proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with an FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine; 2) results of a negative FDA- or DOH-authorized PCR, rapid PCR, or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) COVID-19 test collected within 72 hours of the event start; or 3) an FDA-authorized antigen test performed on a specimen collected within six hours of the event start.
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Institute for European Studies