Dozens of members of the WashU community gathered in Umrath Lounge to hear Andrew Weiss speak as the latest installment of the Crisis & Conflict in Historical Perspective Speaker Series and Public Form.

Political scientist Samuel Charap from the RAND Corporation spoke at Washington University about the Russia-Ukraine war and related foreign policy, in an event hosted by the Department of History on Wednesday, Feb 21.  

Dr. Fiona Hill, the former Senior Director for Europe and Russia of the National Security Council (2017-19), spoke about the dangers of Putin, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and her interest in foreign affairs in Hillman Hall, Jan. 26. 

Student Life speaks with Professor Krister Knapp about the Russian-Ukraine conflict.

Russian-American author and journalist Masha Gessen spoke at Graham Chapel about her most recent book, “The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia,” as part of the Student Union Trending Topics lecture series Friday.

The Sochi Olympics came to a close Sunday with the host nation celebrating a win in the overall medal count, buoyed by strong (if not marred by judging controversy) finishes in figure skating.

With Iran getting increasingly close to nuclear capabilities, weapons of mass destruction are more and more a concern in modern-day politics. Sophomore Parsa Bastani, president of Wash. U.’s Global Zero chapter and regional team leader of the Midwest, just returned from an international conference in Paris, France, dealing with the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

On August 29, leaders of the South Ossetian independence movement informed members of the Western press that they would be absorbed into Russia in the near future