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During this seminar session, students will learn about recent research examining the health impacts of war on Ukraine’s children.

Ambassador Mark Pekala will reflect on his experience as U.S. Ambassador to Latvia (2012 – 2014) and the shared policy priorities between the U.S., Latvia, and Latvia’s Baltic neighbors.

A two-day symposium during which students from U-M and other Midwestern universities will explore Russian and Eastern European security issues.

In this workshop, students will break into small groups, each tasked with determining U.S. preferences for the basic structure of the Strategic Stability Dialogue, its conduct, and its mandate and agenda.

During this workshop, students will each take on the role of a key stakeholder and participate in a community deliberation activity.

During this workshop, students will explore how the U.S. and European partners can work more closely to give Central and Southern European countries greater opportunities for growth and investment and provide a stable, resilient basis for the regions’ long-term development.

This workshop will have students analyze the role that international NGOs can play in raising awareness of, and advocating for, increased government transparency in Ukraine.

WCEE Lecture. Poland, the EU, and Illiberal DemocracyKrzysztof Śmiszek, Polish human rights lawyer, activist, and managing editor of The Anti-Discrimination Law Review

Aram Simonyan will deliver a lecture on the topic, "Accepting corruption:What role do Machiavellianism and rationalization play?"