The Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture will begin at 6:00 pm with a reception to follow at 7:15 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
Why did Russia's President\, Vladimir Putin decide to inv ade Ukraine in February of 2022? What does he hope to gain and what has he lost so far? What could bring this conflict to an end? Why should we all co ntinue to pay close attention to Russia's war in Ukraine?
Professor S toner will discuss why the invasion happened\, what Putin wants and what da mage he has inflicted on Ukraine while also unraveling Russia's own economi c and political evolution over the last 30 years.
Professor Stoner's most recent book is Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order (Oxford University Press\, 2021).
Professor Kathryn Stoner is the Mosbacher Direct or at the Center on Democracy\, Development and the Rule of Law\, and a Sen ior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies\, Prof essor of Political Science (by courtesy)\, Stanford University and Senior F ellow (by courtesy) at the Hoover Institution. Prior to coming to Stanford in 2004\, she was on the faculty at Princeton University for nine years\, j ointly appointed to the Department of Politics and the Princeton School for International and Public Affairs (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School).
In addition to many articles and book chapters on contemporary Russia\, she is the author or co-editor of six books. Her most recent book is Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Glo bal Order (Oxford University Press\, 2021)\, which won the Russia and Eurasia Program\, Fletcher School award for best book on US-Russian Rel ations in 2022.
She holds a BA and MA in Political Science from the U niversity of Toronto\, and a PhD in Government from Harvard University.
The Mark Za cher Distinguished Speaker Lecture was created by members of the Department of Political Science\, with the support of Mark Zacher’s family and many o f his former students\, to honour his contribution to the teaching\, unders tanding and scholarship of international affairs. Annually\, we invite one prominent scholar\, leader\, or senior elected official who has made signif icant contributions to the field of international affairs to give a series of lectures\, and to meet with students\, faculty\, and community members.< /p>
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