Join fellow foreign affairs hobbyists to discuss the year’s top issues in another "Great Decisions" eight-part series, a program by the Foreign Policy Association (fpa.org). Briefing books, with articles about each topic, are available at the...
Join fellow foreign affairs hobbyists to discuss the year’s top issues in another "Great Decisions" eight-part series, a program by the Foreign Policy Association (fpa.org). Briefing books, with articles about each topic, are available at the library. (This series will be held on Feb. 7, Feb. 21, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17, May 1, and May 15)
ALL SESSIONS MEET VIA ZOOM from 6:30pm-8:00pm
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APRIL 3 SESSION - NATO’s Future" by Sarwar Kashmeri
Description - Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops are involved in the conflict, but because of its role in relations between Russia and its neighbors. Will expanding membership in NATO protect countries, or will it further provoke Russia?
Joining our discussion for the April 3 session will be Natalie Melnyczuk.
Ms. Melnyczuk’s professional experience includes working as NATO Representative to Ukraine as the Head of the NATO Information and Documentation Center in Kyiv, Ukraine; as a Political Officer in the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Section at NATO HQ in Brussels, Belgium; as Manager of U.S.A.I.D.’s Parliamentary Development Project, U.S. – Ukraine Foundation, in Kyiv, Ukraine; in Research Analysis at RFE/RL, Munich, Germany; in Research at The United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.; at Chicago Research and Trading, Management Partnerships International on the first American-Soviet high tech Joint Venture; at Heartland International, Chicago, Il., on parliamentary reform and democratization in Africa; and in various other academic/policy positions. She is a consultant on Euro-Atlantic Security, a lecturer at Wayne State University, and a Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at Wayne State University where her research focuses on Euro-Atlantic Security, aspects of asymmetric warfare, and coming to a new understanding of Alliances.
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