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Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 3 Summary

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The third panel of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program conference focused on the intersecting issues of Displacement and Reintegration, particularly as these topics concern Crimea and the temporarily occupied territories (TOTs) of Donetsk and Luhansk...

Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 4 Summary

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The 2022 TCUP Conference closed with a panel on Ukraine’s foreign and domestic policy priorities. Moderated by TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice, the panel began by addressing the current Russian troop buildup and threats of further invasion of Ukraine...

Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 2 Summary

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The TCUP conference’s second panel, “Digital Transformations,” addressed the question of how the internet influences sovereignty in the twenty-first century. The panel drew together experts on media studies, as well as journalists and a practitioner...

Voices of Ukraine: Storytelling in Rebuilding Ukraine and the World

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by Sofiia Tiapkina Born and raised in Ukraine, Sofiia Tiapkina is a junior at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, MA. She is a finalist and volunteer of Ukraine Global Scholars, a non-profit organization that helps Ukrainian youth from modest...

Beyond Borderland Conference: Keynote Address Summary

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The keynote lecture for the 2022 Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program conference was delivered on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, by Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch with an introduction by Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt. Amb. Yovanovitch served as U.S. Ambassador to...

Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 1 Summary

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The 2022 TCUP Conference Beyond Borderland: 30 Years of Ukrainian Sovereignty kicked off Monday, February 7, with a deep dive into the concept of sovereignty in the modern world. Particularly salient with Russian troops amassing at the Ukraine-Belarus...

War in Ukraine: Humanitarian Crisis and Potential Path Forward

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On Tuesday, April 12, three experts joined the Harvard Chan Humanitarian Development Student Association and the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (TCUP) to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Volodymyr Dubovyk...

Europe's Gas Crisis and Russian Energy Politics: Experts Respond

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Amidst a perfect storm of conditions leading to increased gas prices and greater demand, Russia is leveraging its role as a major energy supplier to put pressure on Europe. As Benjamin Schmitt notes below, the crisis has been brewing due to "a colder-than...

What Comes Next for Crimea? Experts Reflect on Seven Years of Occupation

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March 2021 marks seven years since the illegal occupation and annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation. TCUP asked experts about the general sentiment in Ukraine around the issue of Crimea and its annexation, President Zelensky’s...

TCUP in Ukraine: Crimea Platform

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TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice is in Ukraine for a month to conduct research for her project on internally displaced persons . On August 23, she attended the inaugural summit of the Crimea Platform, during which representatives from around the world...

TCUP Conference: Day 5

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The final panel of the first annual TCUP Conference focused on the issues of displacement and reintegration in Crimea and Donbas. This panel was the only one that was not planned for the original in-person conference scheduled for April 2020; but there...

TCUP Conference: Day 2

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The TCUP Conference continued on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, with a lively discussion of the role of civil society and mass mobilizations in Ukrainian democracy. Panelists reiterated throughout that there are many terms in this area that are used...