In the last three weeks, Russia's political ambitions in Ukraine have escalated into a full-fledged invasion and war. As politicians attempt to negotiate a ceasefire, thousands of soldiers and hundreds of civilians have likely been killed, and more than two million people have fled the country into neighboring Poland, Hungary, Romania, and other countries. The conflict has upended international relations, raised questions about the dependence of the United States and Europe on Russian fossil fuels, and strained infrastructures of refugee assistance and resettlement. How does the war change what we thought we knew about geopolitics, international macroeconomics, the European refugee crisis, and the conduct of modern warfare?

Please join us for this essential Matrix on Point event. This is meant to be an open discussion, kicked off by UC Berkeley experts. Panelists include Yuriy Gorodnichenko, a native of Ukraine, is a Quantedge Presidential Professor in the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley; Gérard Roland, the E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley; John Connelly, the Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor in the Department of History at UC Berkeley and the Director of the Institute for East European, Eurasian, and Slavic Studies; and Katerina Linos, the Irving G. and Eleanor D. Tragen Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, where she also serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law.

This event will be held in person at Social Science Matrix, 820 Social Sciences Building, and will also be streamed live via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Studies.