Wednesday 5 March 4:30-6pm | Rendall, Seminar Room 10 or online | Open to the public, and University of Liverpool staff and students
Chair: Professor Erika Harris
Speaker: Ambassador Natalie Sabanadze, Senior Research Fellow Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
About the talk
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago marked a pivotal moment with far-reaching consequences for European security, the balance of power in Eurasia, and the global order more broadly.
This talk will examine Russia’s objectives in the war, the instruments it has employed to achieve them, and how it has adapted to evolving circumstances. Three years into the conflict, what does Russia’s strategic balance sheet look like? How has the political landscape in Eurasia shifted, and what new security risks are emerging for Europe? Furthermore, how has the war in Ukraine deepened the rift between the West and the Global South? Finally, what are the broader implications of Russia’s deepening partnerships with China, Iran, and North Korea?
About the speaker
Dr. Natalie Sabanadze also served as Georgia’s Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grant Dutchy of Luxembourg and Head of Mission to the EU. Prior to that she was Senior Adviser and Head of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Section of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Natalie Sabanadze has published and lectured extensively on post-communist transition, nationalism and ethnic conflict, Russian foreign policy, and the EU in the world.
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