{"id":3698,"date":"2026-05-04T15:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/?page_id=3698"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:38:23","slug":"online-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/online-conference\/online-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Online Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Petrach Program
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Global Turmoil And Wartime Ukraine<\/p>

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The Fourth Annual Petrach Program Online Conference on Ukraine, \u201cGlobal Turmoil and Wartime Ukraine,\u201d<\/b><\/span> brought together scholars to examine Ukraine\u2019s wartime experience in the context of shifting global politics, historical legacies, and the long-term challenges of recovery. Across five moderated panels, the conference moved from postwar reconstruction, health, justice, and academic imperialism to key historical moments shaping contemporary Ukraine, the geopolitical upheavals affecting Ukraine\u2019s war effort, Ukrainian responses to Russian hybrid warfare, and the role of communication, media, and language in wartime. Petrach Program Ukraine Studies Fellows were joined by invited chairs, discussants, and speakers from universities, research centers, and policy institutions in Ukraine, North America, and Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Key Themes & Discussion Topics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Postwar Recovery, Justice & Social Resilience<\/b><\/span><\/h3>
  • Financing and planning Ukraine\u2019s postwar recovery<\/li>
  • Health, education, and public institutions under wartime pressure<\/li>
  • Accountability, justice, and responses to wartime harm<\/li>
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    Historical Legacies, Identity & Political Trust<\/b><\/span><\/h3>
    • Imperial and Soviet legacies in Ukraine\u2019s public spaces<\/li>
    • National identity and political trust in a changing security environment<\/li>
    • Historical movements, memory, and contested interpretations<\/li>
    • Ukraine\u2019s early statehood in international perspective<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Global Turmoil, Hybrid Threats & Wartime Communication<\/b><\/span><\/h3>
      • Ukraine\u2019s European path amid shifting global politics<\/li>
      • Cyber threats, information pressure, and political warfare<\/li>
      • Technology, military effectiveness, and citizen engagement<\/li>
      • Media, language, diplomacy, and public narratives in wartime<\/li>
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        Postwar Challenges Facing Ukraine<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Vasyl Namoniuk,
        Taras Shevchenko National University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Judy Twigg,
        Virginia Commonwealth University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Oksana Yakushko,
        George Washington University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Kseniya Yurtayeva,
        Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Henry Hale,
        George Washington University<\/h3>

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        Robert Orttung,
        George Washington University<\/h3>

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        How Did We Get Here? Key Historical Moments and Legacies<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Ihor Dvorkin,
        National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Nataliya Reshetova,
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        Oleksandr Zaitsev,
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        Tetiana Klynina,
        National Aviation University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Michelle Kelso,
        George Washington University<\/h3>

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        Georgiy Kasianov,
        Marie Curie-Sklodowska University<\/h3>

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        Geopolitical Upheavals and Ukraine\u2019s War Effort<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Petro Baykovskyy,
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        Valeriia Gergiieva,
        Odesa Center for Non-Proliferation<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Ibrahim Muradov,
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        Paul D\u2019Anieri,
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        Uliana Movchan,
        Karazin Kharkiv National University, CEPA<\/h3>

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        Lise Howard,
        Georgetown University<\/h3>

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        Ukrainian Responses to Russian Hybrid War: What Can We Learn?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Ilona Khmeleva,
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        Oleksii Polegkyi,
        Center for Public Diplomacy<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Yuri M. Zhukov,
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        Emma Matteo,
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        Sharon Wolchik,
        George Washington University<\/h3>

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        Timothy M. Frye,
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        Marta Dyczok,
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        Volodymyr Kulyk,
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        Petro Kuzyk,
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        Dariya Orlova,
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        Peter Rollberg,
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        Roman Horbyk,
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        Petrach ProgramAnnual Online Conference 2026 Global Turmoil And Wartime Ukraine \u00a0 Held April 24, 2026 The Fourth Annual Petrach Program Online Conference on Ukraine, \u201cGlobal Turmoil and Wartime Ukraine,\u201d brought together scholars to examine Ukraine\u2019s wartime experience in the context of shifting global politics, historical legacies, and the long-term challenges of recovery. Across five moderated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":3510,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3698"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3762,"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3698\/revisions\/3762"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}