How will this end? The military situation in Ukraine and its political implications

Speaker
Tom Simpson
Event date
Event time
17:00 - 18:00
Venue
Blavatnik School of Government - In-Person and Online
Walton Street
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Venue details

This event will take place at the Blavatnik School of Government and online through Zoom

Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

This talk will look at the military situation unfolding in Ukraine — how the invasion has developed, and what we know now about both militaries — and examines its political implications for Ukraine, Russia, NATO countries, and globally.

Clausewitz famously remarked that war is the continuation of politics by other means. But he also noted that war is ‘the realm of uncertainty’ and ‘the realm of chance’, with unanticipated outcomes on the battlefield changing the political calculus.

Given this uncertainty, how might the war in Ukraine end, if indeed it does?