Join the Wilson Center for a panel discussion on Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, what has changed in the Balkans and what special risks the Ukraine crisis hold for the region.

Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is an "everything changes" moment for the world. So, what has changed in the Balkans? What special risks does the Ukraine crisis hold for the region:

1. for front-line states (including Slovakia, nearby to and engaged in the Balkans)?
2. for states with close relations with Russia?
3. for states locked in ethno-national disputes?

Have opportunities opened for the US and EU? Or has less changed than one might have anticipated?

Speakers

Edward P. Joseph, Lecturer & Senior Fellow, JHU SAIS FPI

Arian Starova, President, Atlantic Council of Albania; former Deputy Minister of Defense

Srecko Latal, Contributor, Balkan Insight; Researcher, Balkans Crossroads

Plamen Pantev, Professor, Sofia University

Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Correspondent, Bloomberg News

Ioannis Armakolas, Senior Research Fellow, Eliamep

Lulzim Peci, Executive Director, KIPRED

Srdjan Darmanovic, Professor, University of Montenegro; former Foreign Minister

Zlatko Vujovic, Assistant Professor, University of Montenegro

Ognen Vangelov, Professor, University American College, Skopje

Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Director, Global Focus

Milena Lazarevic, Program Director, European Policy Centre

Slovakia: Jan Cingel, CEO, Strategic Analysis