Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable Series began when a number of Ukrainian and American public and private institutions convened in April of 2000 to consider ways to increase the level of dialogue/cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine.
These deliberations gave rise to a commitment: to convene an annual conference that would bring together prominent representatives from academia, the private sector, and the governments of Ukraine and the United States to first stimulate and then monitor Ukraine’s progress toward stronger bilateral relations with the United States.
Eventually, the forum series came to expand its focus by looking into the additional possibility of Ukraine’s integration into the Euro-Atlantic community as a whole (stronger bilateral relations with Canada; EU membership; NATO membership)
Twenty-five events, organized as trilogies designed to study the overarching issues that Ukraine’s ‘Euro-Atlantic quest’ might encounter, have now been held, including three special gatherings (2011-2013) run specifically to address situational matters facing Ukraine (under the Yanukovych regime) before a return to the original process was made.
- Roundtable I: Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood
- Roundtable II: Taking Measure of a U.S. – Ukraine Strategic Partnership
- Roundtable III: Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic Community
- Roundtable IV: Ukraine’s Transition to a Developed Market Economy
- Roundtable V: Ukraine’s Transition to a Stable Democratic Polity
- Roundtable VI: Ukraine’s Transition to an Established National Identity
- Roundtable VII: Ukraine and NATO Membership
- Roundtable VIII: Ukraine-European Union Relations
- Roundtable IX: Ukraine’s Regional Commitments
- Roundtable X: Compelling Bilateral Relations: US-Ukraine & Canada-Ukraine
- Roundtable XI: Compelling Bilateral Relations: Germany-Ukraine & Russia-Ukraine
- Roundtable XII: Compelling Bilateral Relations: Poland-Ukraine & Turkey-Ukraine
- Roundtable Special Event [XIII]: Ukraine’s ‘Report Card’ on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections
- Roundtable Special Event [XIV]: Divining the Outcome of the [November] EP Summit in Vilnius
- Roundtable Special Event [XV]: Divining the Domestic and Foreign Policy/Security of Ukraine’s Next Parliament
- Roundtable XVI: Ukraine and the ‘National Minorities’ Question
- Roundtable XVII: Ukraine and Religious Freedom
- Roundtable XVIII: Ukraine and the Question of Social Cohesion
- Roundtable XIX: Taking Measure of Ukraine’s Military and Military Industrial Resources
- Roundtable XX: Divining the Abiding Priorities for Ukraine’s National Security Doctrine
- Roundtable XXI: Assessing the Human Resources of Ukraine’s Armed Forces
- Roundtable XXII: Forging A Strong Yet Forbearing National Identity – Past Endeavors
- Roundtable XXIII: Forging A Strong Yet Forbearing National Identity – Present Efforts
- Roundtable XXIV: Forging A Strong Yet Forbearing National Identity – Future Initiatives
- Roundtable XXV: Remembering the Road Traveled & Divining the Road Ahead
The following distinguished individuals have graced the UA Quest RT Series with presentations:
UKRAINE
A. Yatseniuk, A. Kinakh, B. Tarasyuk, A. Hrytsenko, A. Parubiy, Y. Yekhanurov, V. Groysman,
G. Udovenko, O. Rybachuk, P. Kachur, O. Danilov, D. Razumkov, A. Zahorodnyuk, H. Hopko,
U. Suprun, H. Nemyria, I. Mitiukov, V. Pyatnytski, Y. Lutsenko, S. Kvit, I. Klympush-Tsintsadze,
V. Ohryzko, Y. Chervonenko, P. Martynenko, V. Stelmakh, R. Shpek, O. Kryvdyk, V. Shandra,
S. Shevchuk, V. Nalyvaichenko, L. Holopatyuk, L. Kadenyuk, R. Mashovets, O. Skipalsky,
M. Zabrodsky, V. Muzhenko, I. Kabanenko, K. Hryshchenko, A. Shevchenko, V. Kuchynskyi,
Y. Scherbak, A. Buteiko, V. Khandohiy, O. Shamshur, Y. Sergeyev, O. Motsyk, A. Veselovski,
V. Chaly, V. Yelchenko, O. Markarova, M. Popovych, V. Vyatrovych, Y. Kaminsky, O. Sushko,
EUROPEAN UNION & RUSSIA
J. Onyszkiewicz, V. Landsbergis, P. Naimski, G. Jeszensky, J. Sherr, E. Koelsch, C. Hartzell,
A. Gross, G. Burghardt, A. De Lecea, A. Bruzga, J. Steinoff, G. Paturalska, Y. Liuk, H. Wujec,
F. Muller, R. Kacer, V. Usackas, M. Riekstins, K. Scharioth, J. Reiter, P. Zalewski, P. Nomina,
J. Gratz, A. Pildegovics, A. Pangratis, F. Rivasseau, J. De Vallera, I. Chalupec, O. Lutsevych,
C. Stachetti, K. G. Wellman, A. Kumzha, R. Schafers, O. Hansen, P. Demes, H. Lax, M. Beck,
A. Paul, P. Zurawski vel Grajewski, A. Umland, N. Lange, J. Pieklo, K. Bobinski, R. Pszeczel,
E. Bos, M. Gahler, V. Spanu, H. Kroner, D, Schubel, J. M. P. Teixeira, M. Swiecicki, J. Kjaer,
V. Igrunov, A. Lebedev, S. Markov, S. Belkowski, A. Piontkowski, A. Berdnikov, G. Shorokov
UNITED STATES & CANADA
C. Levin, M. McConnell, J. McCain, J. Biden, R. Lugar, R. Wicker, R. Holbrooke, P. Dobriansky,
Z. Brzezinski, P. Wolfowitz, B. Cardin, R. Portman, M. Albright, T. Ridge, P. Gordon, D. Russell,
D. Kramer, D. Wilson, A. Wayne, I. Brzezinski, C. Smith, S. Levin, D. Davis, N. Lowey, B. Boyle,
B. Fitzpatrick, C. Weldon, M. Kaptur, A. Harris, D. Fried, M. McFaul, A. Vershbow, R. Popadiuk,
W. Miller, S. Pifer, C. Pascual, J. Herbst, W. Taylor, J. Tefft, W. Courtney, K. Smith, K. Volker,
M. Carpenter, C. Wallender, W. Clark. Breedlove, B. Hodges, M. Montgomery, H. Pirchner,
K. Parker, A. Stent, A. Aslund, A. Cohen, S. Blank, J. Bugajski, G. Howard, S. Plokhii, S. Nix,
K. Fox, L. Luciuk, R. Waschuk, J. Sinclair, A. Robinson, J. Bezan, B. Wrzesnewskyj, D. Fraser
