Experts from The University of Nottingham are getting together for a public discussion on the crisis in Ukraine. If you are interested in the events in Ukraine and Crimea, this cross-disciplinary roundtable Q&A event takes place at 5pm on Wednesday 9 April 2014 in the Sir Clive Granger Building on University Park.

The event ‘Embittered Past? A Public Roundtable on the Ukraine Crisis‘ has been organised by Timo Schrader and Ryan Burnett, two Masters students in the Department of American and Canadian Studies.

Timo said: “We came up with the idea to organise a roundtable on the current affairs in Ukraine and Crimea because we strongly believe that the university has real responsibility to set up events throughout the year on current affairs at the national, international, or global level. I’ve been working closely with Zoe Trodd, Professor of American Literature in the department, to diversify the format of our events, increase the number of events and attendees and improve marketing measures to get the word out. We hope that this event can set a precedent for departments and students across the university and encourage them to organise events like this one.”

On the panel are:

• Dr Nick Baron, an expert in modern Russian and Soviet history from the Department of History.
• Dr Maria Ryan, a lecturer in American History in the Department of American and Canadian Studies.
• Dr Adam Swain, from the School of Geography, who has already been interviewed on national television and radio about the Ukraine crisis.
• Professor Wyn Rees, a specialist in European security and Dr Bettina Renz an expert in International security from the School of Politics and International Relations.

The panel will be discussing the economic, (geo) political, and historical issues, including Russian, American, and European security policies, the legality of the referendum and annexation of Crimea, and the position of Crimea between the Ukraine and Russia.

Alex Bryne a PhD student in American Studies and History will act as moderator.

Admission is free. No tickets are required. If you are interested in the events in Ukraine and Crimea, this event takes place at 5pm on Wednesday 9 April 2014 in the Sir Clive Granger Building (Room A40) on University Park.

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