Annual Lecture on Peace, Conflict and Democracy – Department of Social and Political Sciences

Annual Lecture on Peace, Conflict and Democracy

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Russia’s War of Aggression: Turning Point for European security Order?

Speaker: Professor Ulrich Schneckener, Osnabrück University
Coordinator: Professor Yiannis Papadakis, University of Cyprus

The lecture will be in English under the auspices of the MA in Peace, Conflict and Democracy.

Discussion and reception will follow.

Thursday, 10 October 2024, 18:30 – 20:00

Room 010, Center for Social Activities, University of Cyprus

Lecture description:

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is widely regarded as a turning point in European history. After discussing the ongoing war, the lecture reflects on the development of Europe’s security order and discusses a number of implications for the role of the EU, in particular by linking security and enlargement. The new emerging order will be shaped by confrontational elements vis-à-vis Russia but also needs to address the question of how to enhance security cooperation between EU and non-EU states while at the same time speeding up EU enlargement.

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schneckener is Professor of International Relations & Peace and Conflict Studies at Osnabrück University, Germany. Since 2021 he has been co-director of the MA program Conflict Studies and Peacebuilding, while since 2016 he has served as Chairman of the Board of the German Foundation for Peace Research. His research interests revolve around international conflict management, peace- building and statebuilding, political violence, European and global security, and the European Neighborhood policy.