Why Ukraine’s Success is in the US National Interest
February 4, 2022
at 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Event Overview
Russia has built up more than 130,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders and threatened what would be the deadliest offensive yet in its eight-year war.
Russia has built up more than 130,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders and threatened what would be the deadliest offensive yet in its eight-year war. Now is a critical time to examine why Ukraine’s success is in the interests of the United States and its allies. What’s at stake in this crisis, what are Putin’s objectives, and what should the US do about it?
Opening remarks
The Hon. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), USRepresentative for Pennsylvania, US House of Representatives
The Hon. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), US Representative for Ohio, US House of Representatives
Panelists
Leon Aron, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Emily Channell-Justice, Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
Luke Coffey, Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy, Heritage Foundation
James G. Foggo, Dean, Center for Maritime Strategy, Navy League of the United States
John Herbst, Senior Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Glen Howard, President, Jamestown Foundation
Donald Jensen, Director, Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute of Peace
Jonathan Katz, Senior Fellow; Director, Democracy Initiatives, German Marshall Fund
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director, Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security
Herman Pirchner, Jr., President, American Foreign Policy Council
Alina Polyakova, President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Paul Stronski, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator
Melinda Haring, Deputy Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
