Why Should the United States Care About Ukraine?

May 19, 2017, 1:00-2:30pm (registration required)
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for an expert panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for foreign assistance in Ukraine going forward. 

The United States and the European Union have invested substantial time and money in Ukraine over the past quarter century. However, despite significant recent progress, Ukraine’s path has been one of fits and starts, and not a few fear that “reform fatigue” is setting in in Kiev. 

Some notional discussion questions include: Is it possible for Western countries to provide assistance that helps counter the consistent problems presented by pervasive corruption, divided incentives and other challenges? Are there other approaches that Western countries and institutions could try? How does Russian aggression change the equation?

This event will be webcast live from the event page.

Featuring:

Samuel Charap, senior political scientist, RAND Corporation

Steven Pifer, director of the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, Brookings Institution

Greg Huger, former mission director at the U.S. Agency for International Development

CSIS Experts:

Daniel F. Runde, William A. Schreyer chair and director, Project on Prosperity and Development

Olga Oliker, senior adviser and director, Russia and Eurasia Program