What: A two-day conference, with leading voices on history, politics, international law and war studies. As they explore the origins, dimensions, and possible ends of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
When: Wed 28 – Thu 29 Sep 2022, 09:00 – 17:30
Where: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
Event also available online
Tickets: £20 – £40
Regestration: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/the-russo-ukrainian-war/
More About the Event
The political and economic impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian War have been global but the world’s responses to them have been far from uniform. While the majority of UN members condemned the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, more than half of the world’s population lived in states that did not.
For Europe, the Russian invasion shattered two illusions. First, it showed that the continent was not as secure from wars of aggression as it had come to imagine. Second, it forced NATO to recognise that it could no longer condone vladimir putin’s use of military action in the former territories of the Soviet Union. In response, NATO governments have proved themselves remarkably ready to share intelligence, not least because so much of it is already available from open sources. The flow of information has mobilised their publics in support of Ukraine and energised academic engagement. Another of the war’s novel features has been the flood of evidence relating to war crimes. However, much of the conflict is redolent of the two world wars, with its use of artillery and trenches, close-quarter fighting and maritime blockade.
The war is still ongoing, but this conference recognises that the time is right to take stock of its determining features.
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