On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project hosted “The War in Ukraine: On the Battlefield, in the Kremlin, and in the Courtroom.” Ambassador Clint Williamson, Lead Coordinator of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) for Ukraine, gave keynote remarks on “Investigating Russian War Crimes: Ukraine’s Quest for Justice.” General Vince Brooks, U.S. Army, Ret., Former Commander, United Nations Command/ Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, Susan Colbourn, Associate Director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Simon Miles, Assistant Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Mark Pomar, Senior National Security Fellow, Clements Center for National Security, participated in a panel discussion on “Russia’s War in Ukraine: Where Does it Stand? How Will it End?” For event photographs, click HERE.
This event was held in conjunction with UT’s National Security Career Fair. Both events were free and open to students and the general public.
Agenda
10:30 am · Registration Opens
Coffee available
11:00 am · Welcome Remarks
Steve Slick, Director, Intelligence Studies Project
11:15 am · Keynote: “Investigating Russian War Crimes: Ukraine’s Quest for Justice”
- Introduction: Adam Klein, Director, Strauss Center for International Security and Law
- Ambassador Clint Williamson, Lead Coordinator of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) for Ukraine
12:15 pm · Lunch
Lunch available
12:45 pm · Panel: “Russia’s War in Ukraine: Where Does it Stand? How Will it End?”
- Introduction: Paul Edgar, Interim Executive Director, Clements Center for National Security
- General Vince Brooks, U.S. Army, Ret., Former Commander, United Nations Command/ Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea
- Susan Colbourn, Associate Director, Program in American Grand Strategy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
- Simon Miles, Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
- Mark Pomar, Senior National Security Fellow, Clements Center for National Security
- Moderator: Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Founding Director, Asia Policy Program
2:00 pm · Event Adjourns