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SECWAC Presents: Suzanne Loftus on "Russia's war of Self-Destruction"

June 18, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT)

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"Russia's War of Self-Destruction"

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was intended to restore Moscow’s power and reshape the European security order. Instead, the war is increasingly exposing the limits of Russian strength. This talk examines how prolonged conflict is generating mounting economic, military, and geopolitical pressures on the Kremlin, while Ukraine and its partners continue to adapt in a sustained war of attrition. It also explores the weakening of Russia’s broader support networks and the strategic risks of premature negotiations that could reward aggression before Russia achieves its objectives militarily.

🌍Who: Dr. Suzanne Loftus, Associate Professor, National War College

🌍When: Thursday June 18, 2026 | Reception: 5:30pm | Presentation: 6:00pm

🌍Where: Connecticut College. Ernst Conference Room, Blaustein Hall 1st Floor

🌍 Learn more about SECWAC and this presentation here: https://secwac.org/event/secwac-presents-suzanne-loftus/

🌍 About the Speaker:

Dr. Suzanne Loftus is Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College. She is also a Global Fellow and Member of the Advisory Council at the Kennan Institute. Prior to that, Suzanne worked as a professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany. Suzanne specializes in post-Soviet studies, Russian foreign policy and identity, transatlantic security and great power competition. Her latest book, Russia, China and the West in the Post – Cold War Era: The Limits of Liberal Universalism (Palgrave, 2023), is an analysis of the inadvertent consequences of the pursuit of liberal hegemony as an American foreign policy in the post-Cold War years and the concomitant effects of the rise of civilizational states such as Russia and China on the international system.


 

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Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC)
Name: Andrea Manning
Phone: 860-701-9113
Email: amanning@chamberect.com
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