We are pleased to announce the upcoming virtual conversation "War and Human Nature", hosted by the Aspen Institute Kyiv for International partners and their networks as a continuation of last year's #UkrainianDialogue sessions.

War and Human Nature

Online

Friday 23 June

2:00 am - 3:00 am NZT

(22 June 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT)

The war between Russia and Ukraine has unleashed a "new barbarism" that threatens the foundations of global civilization established after World War II. Russia is exploiting democratic values and institutions to undermine democracy and liberalism not only in Ukraine but also worldwide. The global system for protecting peace and human rights has crumbled under Russian attacks. The destruction of peaceful coexistence is not limited to Ukraine and can happen in any European country.

The upcoming event aims to discuss the war's lessons and the new global architecture of peace, with the participation of leading intellectuals from Ukraine, other European countries, and the United States.

Conversation speakers:

Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, writer, and journalist, Director of Analytics, Internews Ukraine

Olexandra Matviychuk, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2022

Jonathan Littell, French and American writer, film director

Ambassador William B. Taylor, Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009

Moderator: Susan B. Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker.

We welcome Elliot Gerson and Natalie Jaresko, who will join us with welcoming remarks.

To register for the event, please fill out the form at the following link: