Russian and East European Studies
Dr. Mitchell Orenstein presenting: “The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War”
Russia's stealth invasion of Ukraine and its assault on the US elections in 2016 forced a reluctant West to grapple with the effects of hybrid war. While most citizens in the West are new to the problems of election hacking, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, influence operations by foreign security services, and frozen conflicts, citizens of the frontline states between Russia and the European Union have been dealing with these issues for years.
Dr. Mitchell A. Orenstein is Professor of Russian and East European Studies and Department Chair at University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program. He is the author of three prize-winning books on postcommunist transitions and co-author of From Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Reform in Postcommunist Countries (with Hilary Appel). He earned his Ph.D. from Yale university.
Tue, September 24, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
Penn Bookstore
3601 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
