Russia invades Ukraine: SFU experts available

World leaders are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine after a military operation was launched late yesterday. The following SFU experts are available:

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

NICOLE JACKSON, professor, international studies (available by phone/email only) |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

DOUG MCARTHUR, professor emeritus, public policy | doug_mcarthur@sfu.ca
Expertise: the developing situation in Ukraine, political processes

PAUL MEYER, professor, international studies | pmeyer@sfu.ca
Expertise: Russia and Ukraine crisis, 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

MATT KIELTYKA,  SFU Communications & Marketing 
236.880.2187 | matt_kieltyka@sfu.ca

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