Projects
US-UA Security Dialogue XI Washington, DC March 5, 2020 US-UA BNS (Forum XII) New York City April 30, 2020 US-UA WG Yearly Summit VIII New York City [Webcasting] June 17-18, 2020
US-UA Energy Dialogue SE Washington DC [Webcasting] June 29, 2020 UA HES Special Event: Ukrainians in 1945/75th Year Retrospective Ukrainian Institute of America September 26, 2020 UA QUEST RT XXI Washington, DC October 22, 2020 UA HES VII: PL-LT-UA Relations Chicago, IL November 14, 2020
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US-UA “Working Group” Initiative
The US-Ukraine “Working Group” Initiative was launched in 2007 in order to secure an array of experts in "areas of interest” for CUSUR and its various forums/proceedings; at the same time, it was hoped that the ‘experts’ might agree to write a series of ‘occasional papers’ to identify “major issues” impacting on US-Ukrainian relations. |
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Publication Efforts
Recognizing the urgent need to set up proper channels for the maximum circulation of the information/analysis CUSUR possessed or had at its disposal, the Center long focused on having ‘a publication presence’ of some form or another. |
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DC Occasional Briefings Series
CUSUR did not turn its attention to having a DC presence until summer 2012. Borrowing space when the need arose (particularly for various forum steering committees meetings) from the American Foreign Policy Council, its longest abiding partner, seemed to suffice; an Acela ride from the Center’s NY office did the rest. If there was a concern, it was to open an office in Kyiv. |
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Program—US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit III |
US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit III
Providing Ukraine with an Annual Report Card
June 18, 2015
Washington DC
Venue: The University Club of Washington DC/1135 16th Street [Embassy Row]
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Word of Welcome
Featured Speaker:
- (Senior Officer/Ukrainian Embassy to the United States)
8:45 AM – 9:55 AM Plenary Session I
Theme: Robust Democratic Politics – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Orest Deychakiwsky (US Helsinki Commission)
Panelists:
- Steven Nix (International Republican Institute)
- Laura Jewett (National Democratic Institute)
- David Kramer (Freedom House)
- Nadia Diuk (National Endowment for Democracy)
Issues to Consider:
- Fair Elections
- Free Media
- Respect for Human Rights
- Strong Civil Society
9:55 AM – 11:10 AM Plenary Session II
Theme: Developed Market Economics – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Andrew Bihun (The Washington Group)
Panelists:
- Myron Rabiy (Dentons LLP)
- Temuri Yakobashvili (New International Leadership Institute)
- James Kirchick (Foreign Policy Initiative)
- Robert Orttung (George Washington University
- Morgan Williams (US-Ukrainian Business Council)
Issues to Consider:
- Sound Fiscal Policy
- Sound Monetary Policy
- Appropriate Deregulation/Privatization
- General Business Transparency
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Coffee Break
11:10 AM – 12:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Ever Greater General Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- William Courtney (RAND Corporation)
Panelists:
- John Herbst (Atlantic Council)
- Steven Blank (American Foreign Policy Council)
- Glen Howard (Jamestown Foundation)
- Phillip Karber (Potomac Foundation)
Issues to Consider:
- Secure Borders
- Modernized Military Industrial Complex
- Professionalized Armed Forces
- Reliable Allies
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM Working Lunch
Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters—UA Gov’t Perspective
Chair:
- Mykhailo Sawkiw (Ukrainian National Information Service)
Featured Speaker:
- Andrij Lewus (Deputy Chair of National Security Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine)
1:10 PM – 2:25 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV
Theme: Ever Greater Energy Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Ilan Berman (American Foreign Policy Council)
Panelists:
- Keith Smith (Center for European Policy Analysis)
- Robert Bensh (Pelicourt)
- Matt Czekaj (Jamestown Foundation)
- Morgan Williams (US-Ukrainian Business Council)
- Stephen Blank (US Army War College)
Issues to Consider:
- Expanding Domestic Production
- Improving Transport Capacity
- Enlarging Storage Capacity
- Increasing Conservation
2:25 PM – 3:35 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V
Theme: Viable Social Cohesion – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- John O’Keefe (Open World Leadership Center)
Panelists:
- Joanna Rohozinska (National Endowment for Democracy)
- Taras Kuzio (University of Alberta/Johns Hopkins University)
- Andrea Chalupa (Digital/Maidan)
- Ayla Bakkalli (US Representative of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People)
Issues to Consider:
- Stable Inter-Ethnic Relations
- Stable Inter-Faith Relations
- Stable Class Relations
- Manageable Regional Differences
3:35 PM – 3:40 PM Coffee Break
3:40 PM – 4:50 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI
Theme: Established National Identity – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- William Miller (Woodrow Wilson International Center)
Panelists:
- William Taylor (United States Institute of Peace)
- Roman Popadiuk (Morgan Lewis Consulting)
- Oleksandr Potiekhin (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
- Ostap Kryvdyk (UA National Security and Defense Council)
Issues to Consider:
- A Sense of Common History
- A Sense of Common Culture
- A Sense of a Common Future
- Ability to Assimilate the ‘Other’
4:50 PM – 5:30 PM Closing Remarks Ceremony
Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters---US Government Perspective
Chair:
- Nadia McConnell (US-Ukraine Foundation)
Featured Speakers:
- Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) (Chair of the Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations) [Invited]
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Patrons’ Reception
[Venue: American Foreign Policy Council/Center for US Ukrainian Relations DC Bureau]
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