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Workshop: “The European Union and Russia: Where Now?”

January 18, 2018 at 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Location:Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall
Cost:Free

This workshop is supported by Ӱԭ University, by Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue, and by the Jean Monnet Chair in “EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EUREAST) which receives funding from the  of the European Union.

During this half-day event, European, Russian, and Canadian experts will discuss the current state and future directions for relations between the European Union and Russia in the face of the ongoing Ukraine crisis and sanctions regimes.

The event will also highlight the launch of a newly published book, edited by Tom Casier and Joan DeBardeleben, (Routledge, 2018).

A light lunch will be provided for participants at 12:00 PM. Registration is required if you will attend the lunch.

NEW Presentation Slides are available! Click here to view slides.

Workshop Program:

12:00  Light Lunch

12:30  Welcoming Comments and Introduction

Joan DeBardeleben, Ӱԭ University

12:45-2:15 Diverging Perceptions in EU-Russian Relations

󲹾:David Long, Ӱԭ University

Presenters:

, Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent
The disintegration of EU-Russia relations: Is there a way back?

, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
The EU’s concept of resilience and its effect on EU-Russian relations

Commentator: Piotr Dutkiewicz, Ӱԭ University, Ottawa

2:30-2:45  Coffee Break

2:45-4:15   Key Arenas of EU-Russian Interaction: Pathways to a Common Narrative?

Chair: , University of Kent

Presenters:

Crina Viju, Ӱԭ University, Ottawa
Trade, sanctions, and economic issues in EU-Russian Relations

Joan DeBardeleben, Ӱԭ University
Alternative paradigms for EU-Russian neighbourhood relations:  Which way forward?

, University of Coimbra, Portugal (via video link)
Can the unravelling European security regime be saved?

Commentator: Piotr Dutkiewicz, Ӱԭ University

4:15-5:00  Closing Roundtable

Chair: Mikhail Zherebtsov, Ӱԭ University

Event contact: Idris Colakovic idris.colakovic@carleton.ca