Imagining Peace in Ukraine – The aspirations and challenges of peace talks
As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is nearing, the discussion and calls for an end to the largest crisis of human suffering and regional security in Europe since the Second World War has gained momentum. Despite fierce fighting, frontlines have only moved marginally prompting some Western countries supporting Ukraine to call for territorial concessions in a view to negotiating a peace agreement. Yet peace will have to be accepted and enacted by Ukrainian civil society, who have been subjected to bombings of civilian infrastructure and residential areas and whose belief in military victory remains high. As evidence of Russian atrocities in occupied areas has mounted so too have demands for a just peace and calls for special tribunals. But how does a durable, acceptable, and just peace look like and what are the challenges of getting there?
To answer these questions, the Center for War Studies and the International Relations Section at SDU invites you to a roundtable with three leading experts providing insight into the peace to (maybe) come.
- A durable peace - Associate Professor Sergei Utkin from the Center of War Studies, with specialization in European Security.
- An acceptable peace - Senior Fellow Tetiana Kyselova from the Swisspeace Research Institute, with specialization in mediation and dialogue in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
- A just peace - Assistant Professor Aloka Wanigasuriya from the Center for War Studies, with specialization in International Criminal law.
Moderated by Christiern Santos Okholm
For in-person attendees cake and coffee will be available.
Date: 23rd of November 2023
Time: 16:00-17:00 CET
Location: U150 ved Krogene Ø.