#  American Politics and the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Terrell Jermaine Starr 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 21, 2024** 

 05:00PM - 06:30PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Belfer Case Study Room (S-020), CGIS-South Concourse Level, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

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#### Journalist [**Terrell Jermaine Starr**](https://terrellstarr.com/) in conversation with [**Emily Channell-Justice**](https://huri.harvard.edu/people/emily-channell-justice), Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University.

**IN-PERSON and ONLINE** via Zoom Webinar (live). Registration is required to attend online.

## About the Speaker

   ![Terrell Jermaine Starr](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/huri/files/terrell-starr-about.jpg?itok=OohCETjZ) 

 

Detroit native Terrell Jermaine Starr is an independent American journalist widely known for his coverage of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is the founder and host of *Black Diplomats*, a weekly podcast reporting on foreign affairs and Eastern European politics. A former Fulbright grantee, Terrell is currently a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Conversant in Russian, Ukrainian, and Georgian, he is a recognized authority on Ukraine-U.S. relations, Georgian politics, Central Asia, and American democracy. \[[Source](https://terrellstarr.com/)\]

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 See also:- [ Seminar in Ukrainian Studies ](/event-type/seminar-ukrainian-studies)
- [ Contemporary Ukraine ](/fields-expertise/contemporary-ukraine)
- [ Global Affairs ](/fields-expertise/global-affairs)
- [ Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program ](/program/temerty-contemporary-ukraine-program)
 
 

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