We will get behind the headlines and dig deeper into the lead up to the war. A history unknown to most of us but critical in understanding the war and its justification not just from the west’s viewpoint, but also from Russia’s. What is Russia’s justification? Should we have some sympathy for their view if not their actual invasion. We will get behind what we read in the papers and find a much more complicated story where right and wrong is less clear. The West and Ukraine itself is not blameless.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• The lead up to the war
• How the antagonism built
• Get behind the Russian viewpoint and see if it has any substance

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Get a more nuanced view of why Russia invaded
2. Understand the prodding by the West that eventually led to war
3. Understand Russia’s claims and justification as well as our own.