Center for Civic Engagement, Bard Globalization & International Affairs Program, and Bard College Alumni/ae Association Present

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis of the Origins and Potential Outcomes of Putin’s Barbaric Military Campaign

In February 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked, genocidal attack against the Ukrainian people. This lecture will review the origins of the conflict, how the United States and our NATO allies are likely to respond and what possible outcomes are on the horizon.

Scott Licamele ’91 is a Russia expert with over 20 years of experience dealing in the former Soviet Union. He has worked in various Russia-related capacities, including capital markets (at Sberbank CIB, Troika Dialog, and Alfa Bank) and government-related activities (at an NGO in Russia which was funded by the United States Information Agency in the 1990s). Licamele has lived and worked in Russia and Ukraine for seven years and is fluent in Russian. He is a graduate of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where he studied Russian political economy. He received his BA in European History at Bard College. Licamele is currently unaffiliated with any Russia-related business or political entities.

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For more information, call 845-758-7084, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Henderson 106 (Mac Lab)

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