Absolutely fabulous news out of California today! Go UC Berkeley!! “The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is raising money to endow a chancellor’s chair in Ukrainian studies that will lead to expanded course offerings, cultural programs and a growing cluster of

TODAY @10am | Join The Wilson Center Fellow Mariana Budjeryn for an online discussion with Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Former CEO and Chairman of Ukrenergo on the grave challenges facing Ukraine’s #energy system for the upcoming winter and beyond. Tune in ⤵️ bit.ly/4evgQ3t

Just two weeks until Norwich University’s 30th Annual Military Writers' Symposium on October 7th and 8th. Let's dive into today’s most pressing issues in the information warfare field together! Save your spot at bit.ly/3XAqNHq

On the margins of #UNGA79, the G7+ reaffirmed its support for #Ukraine and it’s energy infrastructure. Watch our discussion with Oleksandr Kharchenko and Svyatoslav Pavlyuk (Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine) on what 🇺🇦 needs to keep its lights on amid ongoing Russian attacks.⤵️ wilsoncenter.org/event/keeping-…

A strong argument by Eliot A Cohen and Phillips P. OBrien about Russia-skewed biases of western expert community. To add: the roots of this dysfunction are in academia where Russia is the overwhelming focus of Slavic departments, not to mention security studies and IR.

ICYMI | Our fellow Mariana Budjeryn discussed what challenges Ukraine's energy system is facing amid ongoing Russian attacks with Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Former CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Ukrenergo. Watch the discussion ⤵️ bit.ly/4ekPopt

Just in: In Ukraine, a winning Russia might have more to gain—and less to lose—from a nuclear strike than a retreating Russia, Belfer Center's Mariana Budjeryn writes. In Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thebulletin.org/2024/10/why-ru… #nuclearweapons #RussianUkrainianWar Managing the Atom

A winning Russia has greater incentives to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine than a losing Russia. My latest in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thebulletin.org/2024/10/why-ru… Managing the Atom Belfer Center Global Europe Program Brookings Foreign Policy

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Any plan to negotiate or "trade land for peace" that doesn't explain how and why they will stop fighting is just more magical thinking theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…