Becoming a Global Citizen: The Conflict in Ukraine

Discussions on International Issues

Fallout from the Conflict in Ukraine: This lecture will provide an overview of the current Ukraine-Russian conflict, and discussions will focus around how the unified response from the west has helped deter future aggressors and what comes next for Ukraine in regards to rebuilding and integration into western organizations such as the European Union and NATO.

Becoming a Global Citizen is a program series dedicated to educating the public and encouraging discussions about foreign affairs. These programs will be on the first Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Sharon Forks Library. Each program will consist of 45 minutes of presentation by a University of North Georgia professor followed by 45 minutes of a roundtable discussion on the topic of the month.

This program is intended for adults and high school students.
  

This month's topic is Fallout from the Conflict in Ukraine, presented by Dr. Nathan Price and Dr. Craig Greathouse.

Dr. Nathan Price is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of North Georgia’s Blue Ridge Campus. He completed a bachelor’s degree in political science and history at Miami University and an MA and PhD in political science at Louisiana State University. He studied at Miami University’s Dolibois European Center located in Luxembourg. He has been actively involved in promoting community engagement since joining the faculty at UNG in 2015. He collaborated with another UNG professor on a project to incorporate Turbovote (a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting voter registration on college campuses) into the existing online platforms at its partner academic institutions. Additionally, he works closely alongside colleagues in the Blue Ridge Scholars program, a learning community based on our Blue Ridge campus that incorporates service learning into core academic courses. His research interests are primarily focused on European politics.

Dr. Craig Greathouse, Professor of Political Science, earned a PhD in political science with specialties in international relations and comparative politics from Claremont Graduate School and received his Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Akron. A member of UNG faculty since 2007, Dr. Greathouse has published on topics addressing European foreign policy, Security and Defense policy, Strategic Culture, Strategic Thought, International Relations theory, and Cyber War. He is a member of the control staff for the National Security Decision Making Game and runs simulations for diverse groups ranging from gaming conventions such as Dragon Con to the National Defense University.

This program is in partnership with the University of North Georgia's Department of Political Science and International Affairs.

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