Over two years on, the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War continue to reverberate throughout the Black Sea and Western Balkan regions.
Russia’s latest push threatens to break Ukraine’s front lines. Georgia’s free and open society hangs in the balance as a pro-Moscow government debates a restrictive new “Russian law.” North Atlantic Treaty Organization member Montenegro’s leadership is falling under the Kremlin’s influence. Under Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska relentlessly seeks to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina. And the European Union is losing its allure in Belgrade and Tbilisi as Serbian and Georgian elites kowtow to Vladimir Putin.
Hudson, in partnership with the US-Europe Alliance, will host two panel discussions to examine the futures of these critical regions.
Agenda
Welcome Remarks
Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Richard Kraemer, President, US-Europe Alliance
Keynote Remarks
Dalibor Rohac, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Panel I: Black Sea Region
Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Dr. Anna Mikulska, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses
Dr. Alina Nychyk, Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich
Moderator
Dr. Iulia Joja, Director, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute
Panel II: Western Balkans
Reuf Bajrovic, Vice President, US-Europe Alliance
Daniel Serwer, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Ivana Stradner, Research Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Moderator
Tanya Domi, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
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