“The War in Ukraine After Two Years: No Easy Answers” an event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled in the Gilman Center for International Education, room 130 located in the SUNY Orange Library at the corner of East Conkling Ave. and South St, GPS: 14 East Conkling Ave, Middletown. Come to listen, learn, and question on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 7pm.

Professor Strmiska means to also deal with Ukraine’s impressive military successes, including rapid technological adaptation; the rallying of Western nations under US President Joe Biden’s leadership, and why Ukraine matters: why Americans should care. How intense is the anxiety of the Baltic States and Poland about what a Russian victory might mean for them? What happens if the US turns away and tyranny is triumphant? What is the overall picture considering Russia’s successes in forming links with China, Iran, North Korea, and the “Global South?”

Michael Strmiska teaches World History and Asian History at SUNY Orange. He has been awarded two Fulbright Fellowships for teaching at universities in Lithuania and Latvia, as well as the 2017 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities. He visited Lithuania in January of this year and had many discussions with colleagues about the situation in Ukraine. Professor Strmiska holds a B.A., Hampshire College; an M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; and a Ph.D., in Religious Studies, Boston University.

Free parking is available in lot#5 across South St from the Morrison Hall Mansion and in the parking garage located at 3 East Conkling Ave, Middletown.

Questions may be addressed to Cultural Affairs at cultural@sunyorange.edu