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Where does the Ukraine War go from here? Examining escalation scenarios

As Russia’s war in Ukraine closes in on a month, University of Virginia experts engage in a wide-ranging discussion on where the war might be headed, what escalation might look like, and the possible effects of a protracted conflict.

Allan C. Stam

Is the war in Ukraine the fault of the West?

Analysts who blame the West for deluded ideological thinking – who do not understand that there really is a transnational contest between democracy and authoritarianism and that it helped cause this war – are misdiagnosing the problem.

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UVA Miller Center event answers questions about Ukraine

As Ukraine holds ground against Russia’s military efforts, the University of Virginia Miller Center asks the question, ‘where does the Ukraine war go from here?’ The Miller Center is closely analyzing the war through a series of webinars combined with staff meetings every morning. The focus Monday, March 21, revolved around how things could escalate from its current state. “Ukraine’s not a member of NATO,” Professor Allan Stam with the UVA Batten School said. “At the same time, the United States has a great interest in broader European stability, broader global stability, and by that I mean simply not tolerating independent states or countries invading their neighbors.”

Allan C. Stam

Professors: The Conflict in Ukraine Could Escalate in Many Ways

A month after Russia’s war on Ukraine started, there are many ways it could expand. Two professors whose research involves national defense and foreign affairs discussed on Monday the implications for escalation in the conflict in a livestreamed webinar from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. Philip Potter is an associate professor of politics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Director of the National Security Policy Center, and Allan C. Stam is a University Professor of public policy and politics at the Batten School and a Faculty Senior Fellow at the Miller Center. William J. Antholis, the Miller Center’s director and chief executive officer, moderated the discussion.

Allan C. Stam

Professors: The Conflict in Ukraine Could Escalate in Many Ways

William Antholis

Biden’s Supreme Court nominee emphasises ‘neutral’ approach to cases

Most Republican senators said they did not expect Jackson’s hearing to become a spectacle. But even if she is likely to be confirmed, some Republican senators could use Jackson’s hearing as an issue to “gin up the base” ahead of midterm elections in November, or to further their own presidential ambitions, said Barbara Perry, Supreme Court and presidency scholar at the University of Virginia.

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