Episode 9: "Russia's Destruction in Ukraine Recasts Europe"
This episode explores a central question: how has Russia’s destructive war in Ukraine fundamentally reshaped Europe’s security order, strategic assumptions, and political priorities? The discussion examines how the scale of military devastation, economic coercion, and societal targeting has forced European states to rethink deterrence, defence industrial capacity, and long-term relations with Russia.
The discussion features Aliona Hlivco- Ukrainian-British political scientist; Founder & CEO of St. James's Foreign Policy Group and Juris Ulmanis- National guard; Volunteer in Ukraine; Author. The discussion is moderated by Dr. Sandis Šrāders- Board Member, Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Senior Researcher, Latvian Institute of International Affairs.