Ukraine Invades Russia's Kursk Region—Here's What Might Come Next


August 22, 2024

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Following Ukraine's August invasion of Russia's Kursk Region, Forbes Newsroom interviewed Elliott's own Professor Robert Orttung. Dr. Orttung is Research Professor of International Affairs at the Elliott School's Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and Director of Research for Sustainable GW. He specializes in comparative politics, Russia, Ukraine, energy security, federalism, and democracy. He lent his expertise to the question of what happens next. The discussion covers how Russia might respond following the first successful incursion of its territory since the Second World War and investigates whether this could lead to an end of the Russia-Ukraine war, among other critical topics. The full interview is available for free from Forbes Newsroom.