Schemel Forum “The World in Disarray,” Jill Dougherty

Area native, former CNN correspondent and Russia expert Jill Dougherty returns to the University to present “The World in Disarray,” in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center. Dougherty, now an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and a member of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute Advisory Council, discusses the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and its global ramifications.
“Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine is transforming his own nation, as well as bringing death and destruction to Ukraine,” Dougherty said. “Russia now is a nation at war, its economy focused on building its war machine; mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Russians to fight in the military; weaponizing the media, as well as history and the educational system to propagandize citizens; destroying any opposition; and strengthening its ties with rogue regimes in North Korea and Iran. Putin faces re-election in March, but the Kremlin is closely watching the U.S. election too, intent on doing what it can to influence the outcome.”
The presentation is part of The University of Scranton 2024 Schemel Forum’s spring semester World Affairs Luncheon Seminars.
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