Tensions between Ukraine & Russia on the rise - SFU experts available

Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia on the Ukrainian border continue to draw global attention and concern over the potential for an invasion of the former Soviet bloc state. The following SFU experts are available to comment:

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

NICOLE JACKSON, professor, international studies (limited availability)
nicole_jackson@sfu.ca
Expertise: Russia/Ukraine crisis (how it got to this point), Russia’s (military and other) involvement generally in the former Soviet space and conflicts therein, Russian hybrid conflict, Canada (and NATO) involvement in the crisis.

PAUL MEYER, professor, international studies                     
pmeyer@sfu.ca
Expertise: Russia and Ukraine crisis, efforts to deter Moscow from an attack and the role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and NATO.

ALEX MOENS, department chair and professor, political science
alexander_moens@sfu.ca
Expertise: NATO, defence relations, great power competition, international security

STEWART PREST, lecturer, political science                     
stewartp@sfu.ca
Expertise: Canada’s response to the Russian-Ukraine crisis.

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

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