Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood
Roundtable XXV
Remembering the Road Traveled & Divining the Road Ahead
(Post War Recovery)
Date
October 29th 2023
Event
Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XXV: Remembering the Road Traveled & Divining the Road Ahead (Post War Recovery) took place October 29, 2024 at the University Club in Washington DC. This 25th anniversary forum was divided into two events. The morning sessions looked back and evaluated the results of the ‘Western vector’ pledge (stronger bilateral ties with US & Canada and eventual membership in EU and NATO) which the Ukrainian leadership took in 1999-2000, both in the legislative and the executive branches, and which the US leadership in bipartisan fashion supported. The afternoon sessions were formatted to commence a new QUEST RT trilogy (XXV, XXVI, XXVII) dedicated to exploring the optimal path to postwar recovery; this year’s gathering
SPEAKERS
- Anders Aslund
- Stephen Blank
- Eugene Czoliy
- Michael Carpenter
- William Courtney
- Andrij Dobriansky
- Daniel Fried
- Pavlo Grod
- John Herbst
- Glen Howard
- Roman Kachur
- David J. Kramer
- Jock Mendoza-Wilson
- Tymofiy Mylovanov
- Kyle Parker
- Herman Pirchner
- Roman Popadiuk
- Jon Queen
- Myron Rabiy
- Howard Shatz
- Denys Sienyk
- Borys Tarasyuk
- William Taylor
- Kurt Volker
- Yaryna Yasynevych
- Walter Zaryckyj
SPONSORS
- American Foreign Policy Council
- Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
- International Republican Institute
- National Democratic Institute
- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
- Ukrainian National Information Service
STEERING COMMITTEE
- Christine Balko
- Ilan Berman
- Andrij Dobriansky
- Katie Fox
- Mykola Hryckowian
- Roman Myhal
- Lewis Madanick
- Steven Nix
- Herman Pirchner
- Walter Zaryckyj
PRESENTATIONS/REMARKS
- Walter Zaryckyj – 25th Anniversary Opening Remarks [View PDF]
- Yaryna Yasynevych – Ukraine’s Track Record on Democracy – Social Cohesion – Mature National Identity [View PDF]
- Jon Queen – Berezan PPT Presentation [See Below]
VIDEO LIVE STREAMS
Livestream #1 – 9:30a-11:15a
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Livestream #2 – 11:30a-12:45p
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Livestream #3 – 1:05p-2:55p
- ZOOM (re-processing – will be posted in the coming weeks)
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Livestream #4 – 3:00p-5:30p
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PROGRAM
View the full program here.