Prof. Lisa Sundstrom on Russia’s economic crisis: Inflation, sanctions, and the future of wartime spending
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom examines Russia’s economic strain, with inflation rising and the ruble plummeting amid heavy military spending.
Watch: Prof. Kathryn Stoner delivers this year’s Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture
Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Prof. Kathryn Stoner presented a lecture titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: What You Should Know and Why You Should (Still) Care,” discussing why Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, what he wants, what damage he has inflicted on Ukraine, and how this impacts Russia’s economic and political evolution.
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom quoted in article about Russian, Ukrainian, and US leaders’ influence in Ukrainian war
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom says that during the recent UN General Assembly, “Zelenskyy had the air of a man who had no appetite for conceding anything.” His proposal of a five-point plan for peace shows his justified defiance, she highlights.
Russia’s war is with the rise of Western values, and not just NATO, says Prof. Lisa Sundstrom
With Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina recently coming out as gay, and also condemning the war in Ukraine, the Russian government targeting those in the LGBTQ+ community may be “a good way to kind of change the channel to seek out an alternative enemy,” says Prof. Sundstrom.
Photos from Our Expert Panel on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
In March UBC Political Science hosted an event bringing together experts on Russian and Ukrainian politics and foreign policy, military strategy and the NATO alliance, and international law and tribunals to discuss why President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine.
Check out these new Political Science books featured by the Faculty of Arts
Prof. Kenneth Carty’s The Government Party, Prof. Antje Ellerman’s The Comparative Politics of Immigration, and Prof. Lisa Sundstrom’s Bringing Global Governance Home are three of the Faculty of Arts’ selection of new books by UBC professors.
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom notes the impact of “ordinary Russians” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Though she doesn’t blame Russian citizens for not expressing their discontent, Prof. Sundstrom is also coming to understand that the common Russians have continued to support the Russian regime and its actions despite alternative information sources available.
Watch: Roland Paris present the 2022 Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture
We were honoured to host Roland Paris as the 2022 Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker last week. He presented a talk exploring the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it means for the post-Cold War international order.
Vladimir Putin, the czar of macho politics, is threatened by gender and sexuality rights
Putin’s regime has increasingly relied on very conventional gender and sexual norms. Prof. Lisa Sundstrom co-wrote about the connection between Russian president Vladimir Putin’s animosity toward Ukraine and gender and sexuality rights in Russia and around the world.
Dr. Lisa Sundstrom’s new book explains how non-governmental organizations mediate issues in global governance
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom and Laura Henry’s new book, Bringing Global Governance Home: NGO Mediation in the BRICS States combines insights from international relations and comparative politics to explain the dilemmas and strategies of NGO mediation in case studies on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable forestry, and corporate social responsibility.