On October 12, 2022 Columbia’s top experts on Russia, Ukraine, China, and military strategy examined the implications of Putin's annexations in eastern Ukraine. Key issues included prospects for an escalation of the war—including nuclear options; potential diplomatic off-ramps; Putin’s domestic challenges; and whether this war has influenced Chinese thinking about Taiwan.

Moderated by by Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Panelists:

Stephen Duane Biddle, Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs; Director, International Security Policy Concentration, School of International and Public Affairs

Richard K. Betts, Leo A. Shifrin Professor of War and Peace Studies, Department of Political Science

Elise Giuliano, Senior Lecturer in Political Science; Director of the MARS-REERS Program; Director of the Program on U.S.-Russia Relations

Kimberly Marten, Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College

Thomas J. Christensen, James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations; Director, China and the World Program, School of International and Public Affairs

Peter Clement, Interim Director, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

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