The War in Ukraine and The Future of Europe

Session Title: “The War in Ukraine and the Future of Europe”
Date and Time: Monday, 11th of August 2022 at 12 pm CET
Platform: Zoom, Live streamed on Youtube

The Russia-Ukraine War unleashed an existential crisis for the international system and confronted us as a direct challenge to the international security order. Although the European Union countries generally try to show solidarity with Ukraine, the EU’s need for oil and gas from Russia prevents the EU from acting as a full union. This situation causes the existence of the EU to be questioned and whether the EU has adequately reacted to the war in Ukraine.

Discussion points of the session:
• Where’s Europe’s leadership during the crisis with Russia?
• What shortcomings of the European Union were revealed due to Russia’s war against Ukraine?
• Are the solidarity mechanisms of the European Union in the fields of defence and migration sufficient?
• How might Russia react if Ukraine joins the EU?
• Is the EU able to cope without Russia’s oil and gas?
• What might the EU look like 5-7 years after Russia’s War in Ukraine?

Speakers

Prof. Ulrich Brückner

Jean Monnet Professor for European Studies

Dr. Thomas Hughes

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Security Network

Prof. Dr. Walter Feichtinger

President Center for Strategic Analysis (CSA) in Vienna

Moderator: Jaffar Hasnain

News Anchor and Correspondent