Please join the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project for a two-part seminar on the reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine. Ukraine’s economy has been devastated due to Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion since February 2022. The World Bank estimated back in September 2022 that the current cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction is $350 billion, while some economists estimate the costs to be much higher. The reconstruction efforts will take decades and will require strong collaboration among Ukraine’s international partners as well as the private sector. Furthermore, it will require committed legal action to hold Russia accountable for its actions.

In this inaugural seminar, the panel will be discussing proposals for the seizure of Russian state assets to provide support for Ukraine. We will be joined by former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Lawrence H. Summers; the White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia, Dr. Philip D. Zelikow; and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, Stephen Rademaker. The conversation will be moderated by Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.

Register here.