aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Talk on Ukrainian foreign policy developments

[Diana Howansky <dhh2@columbia.edu>]

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY:

The Ukrainian Studies Program will host a lunchtime talk by Volodymyr 
Dubovyk, titled:

“DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE AND ITS FOREIGN POLICY”

After voting in December 2006 to dismiss Boris Tarasyuk, the foreign 
minister of Ukraine, Ukraine’s Parliament then maneuvered to remove the 
president’s power to appoint ministers controlling foreign and defense 
matters. President Yushchenko, with whom Mr. Tarasyuk had been close 
allies, called this move unconstitutional. At the end of January 2007, 
Mr. Tarasyuk finally quit his post, noting that he resigned because a 
constitutional court hearing in the dispute over his position had been 
postponed.

Mr. Dubovyk, in his talk, will discuss how Ukraine’s foreign policy has 
developed and been affected by such recent events, particularly 
considering that Mr. Tarasyuk was a vocal proponent of Ukraine’s closer 
relations with the European Union and NATO. With President Yushchenko’s 
office having declared that it will appoint a successor to Mr. Tarasyuk, 
Mr. Dubovyk will discuss the future of Ukraine’s foreign policy.

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 13 at 12:00 noon
WHERE:  Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University,
420 W. 118th St., New York, NY 10040

Volodymyr Dubovyk is currently a Fulbright Scholar at the Kennan 
Institute’s Wilson Center. He is also Director of the Center for 
International Studies at Odesa I. Mechnikov National University in 
Odesa, Ukraine."

This talk will be moderated by Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, former 
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.

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ALSO, TOMORROW:

The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University and the Orange 
Circle cordially invite you to an evening discussion with Vladyslav 
Kaskiv, Founder of the PORA Civic Movement and Leader of PORA-PRP Civic 
Bloc, titled:

“FROM THE ORANGE REVOLUTION TO DURABLE DEMOCRACY: UKRAINE'S DIFFICULT 
PATH OF REFORM"

The civic campaign PORA (It’s Time) was at the forefront of the Orange
Revolution in Ukraine in 2004 – an event which has been described as a
democratic breakthrough marking the birth of a new political nation and
the developed civic awareness of Ukrainian citizens. Immediately
following the announcement of falsified election results, PORA was ready
and acted quickly to set up the famous “tent city” on Kyiv’s central
street, block administrative buildings and organize an all-Ukrainian
student strike. Then, with its experience exerting influence on the
political process in Ukraine, after the Orange Revolution, PORA
transformed into a civic bloc, with the right to participate in
elections and offer the Ukrainian authorities policy proposals.
Vladyslav Kaskiv, in his talk, will discuss the Ukrainian political
scene and the force on it that the civic bloc PORA has become.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th from 7:30–9:00pm
WHERE: Room 1512 of the International Affairs Building (15th floor)
at Columbia University, 420 W. 118th Street, New York, NY

Please RSVP to Adrianna Melnyk: amelnyk@orangecircle.org or 212-388-0177.


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Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1208, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html