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Resources from the Kroc Institute on the War in Ukraine

Resources from the Kroc Institute on the War in Ukraine

This page will serve as a hub for all of the events, media appearances, articles, videos, and podcasts featuring our faculty, students, and alumni discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Updates will be added as new information is available.

Events

Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 p.m. EDT: "Bridging Approaches to Atrocity Prevention" (hosted by The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities and Kennesaw State University, featuring Ph.D. alumni Kristina Hook and Ashley Greene)
Tuesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m EDT: "Environmental Risks in the Fog of War in Ukraine" (hosted by the College of Lake County Illinois and featuring Ph.D. alumni Richard Marcantonio and Kristina Hook)
Thursday, April 28, 12:30 p.m. EDT: "Beyond the West: Nationalism, Religious Literacy, and the War in Ukraine"

Media Appearances

David Cortright wrote for Commonweal, “Can Sanctions Help Save Ukraine?”
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) wrote the Foreign Affairs article “Why Russia’s War in Ukraine Is a Genocide: Not Just a Land Grab, but a Bid to Expunge a Nation.”
Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, was quoted in the Al Jazeera America article "Ukraine: As Russia faces ‘genocide’ charge, experts urge caution"
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, was quoted in the CNBC article "War crime charges won’t be enough to deter Putin — even as evidence of Russian atrocities mounts"
Anastasiya Leukhina (M.A. ’02) appeared on the April 3, 2022, episode of The Laura Flanders Show.
David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative and Professor Emeritus of the Practice, was quoted in the Al Jazeera article "For isolated Russia, replacing key imports an uphill battle"
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, was quoted in the Reuters video, "Putin acting 'irrationally,' says analyst, but settlement possible"
Gerard Powers, Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies, was quoted in the Catholic News Service article "Munitions Russia is using, justifications for war come under scrutiny"
Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, was featured on Univision in the broadcast "Biden eleva el tono contra Putin y otros funcionarios de EEUU se suman a las voces de condena"
David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative; Special Advisor for Policy Studies; Professor Emeritus of the Practice, was quoted in the NewsNation article "Seizing Russian superyachts is easier said than done"
Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, was quoted in the Newsweek article "Ukraine Hospital Bombing Takes Center Stage as War Crime Probes Underway"
Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, was quoted extensively in the Business Insider article "Experts say there's clear cut evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, but building a case against Putin will take years and it's unlikely he'll ever face justice"
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) and Drew Marcantonio (Ph.D. '21) wrote The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article "Grappling with environmental risks in the fog of war."
George A. Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, was quoted in The Hill article “Unprecedented Western sanctions strangling Russian economy"
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, wrote the CNN op-ed “How the world can make Putin pay for invading Ukraine"
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, was interviewed by WGN Radio in the story “Ukraine and Russia from an international law perspective with Notre Dame professor"
David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative; Special Advisor for Policy Studies; Professor Emeritus of the Practice, and George A. Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies wrote The Conversation article “Why Biden’s threat to slap Russia with more sanctions is unlikely to deter Putin in Ukraine"
George A. Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, was quoted in the Radio Free Europe article “Russia To Pay For Putin's Ukraine Invasion With Higher Inflation, Weaker Ruble, Slower Growth"
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) and Drew Marcantonio (Ph.D. '21), were quoted in the Vice article “War in Ukraine Could Create Permanent Nuclear and Chemical Environmental Disasters"
Anastasiya Leukhina (M.A. ’02) wrote The New Voice in Ukraine op-ed “Territory of the world in the context of war"
Katarzyna Anna Przybyła (M.A. ’16) wrote The Toronto Star op-ed “We are not doomed to another wave of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Conflict is inevitable, but violence is not."
David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative; Special Advisor for Policy Studies; Professor Emeritus of the Practice, and George A. Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies wrote The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article "How to mix sanctions and diplomacy to avert disaster in Ukraine."
Larisa Deriglazova (M.A. ’95) was quoted in the EU-Russia Expert Network (EUREN) article “Military build-up and diplomacy: Tensions in Russia-West relations."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) and Drew Marcantonio (Ph.D. '21) wrote an October 2018 article in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, "War-related environmental disaster in Ukraine".
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was quoted in the Wired article "Ukraine Is in an Environmental Crisis Too."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) wrote The Hill op-ed article "Ukrainians warn — and Russians boast — of eerily familiar famine blackmail."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was featured in the Taylor & Francis Insights article "What next in Ukraine?"
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) wrote the Atlantic Council article "Vladimir Putin’s war to crush Ukraine is part of a long Kremlin tradition."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was interviewed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in "Putin is following the Kremlin's long-standing traditions in trying to destroy Ukraine"
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was quoted in the USA Today article "'Nuclear terrorism': Radiation isn't Ukraine's only environmental threat as war with Russia continues."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was quoted in the Yahoo! News article "'A unique tragedy': Memories of the Holodomor famine haunt Ukraine during Russian invasion."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was quoted in the Público article "The environment is yet another weapon in the Russian invasion of Ukraine."
Kristina Hook (Ph.D. '20) was quoted in the Protocol article "Chernobyl could be an environmental catastrophe (again)."