Feb. 24, 2022, marked a pivotal moment in Ukraine’s history as Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Since then, members of the University faculty have studied and gained insights into the defensive and military dynamics of both Ukraine and Russia. These experts have also evaluated the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of conflict.
Now two years later, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor and IVMF Advisory Board Member, Robert Murrett, along with IVMF team member and Ukrainian native, Linh Nguyen, offer their reflections on the lessons learned and the road ahead.
Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett discusses how the military and defensive landscape of both Russia and Ukraine has developed over these last two years, along with what it’ll take for this war to come to an end. Murrett is a professor of practice and serves as the deputy director of Syracuse University’s Institute for Security Policy and Law. Learn more about him.
Linh Nguyen G’21, an operational research analyst at the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, originally from Ukraine, shares her reflections on the two-year anniversary of the conflict in her homeland. Learn more about her.