Ukraine & the Future of European Security
Great Decisions 2026 Keynote Lecture Series: The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
Ukraine & the Future of European Security
with Mariana Budjeryn, Senior Research Associate, Harvard Belfer Center. Moderated by Prof. Rebecca Davis-Gibbons
February 12, 2026, 5:30-7:30 PM, 34 Bedford Street. Portland
How did Ukraine come to possess—and then relinquish—the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal, and what does that history tell us about European security today? Mariana Budjeryn is the author of Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine, winner of the 2024 William E. Colby Military Writers’ Award. A native of Ukraine and one of the world’s leading experts on post-Soviet nuclear history, she brings unparalleled insight into the forces shaping the war in Ukraine and the future of the European security order.
📅 Date: February 12, 2026
📍 Location: Lee Auditorium, Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford Street, Portland
⏰ Time: 5:30 – 7.30
Reserve your spot today and be part of this essential conversation on the crossroads of American foreign policy.
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