Why Ukraine matters – a NATO perspective
Dr Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General at NATO
5.45pm, Weds, 12 April, 2023
Auckland
Level 6, 139 Quay Street, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, 1010
About the event:
Just over one year ago, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine shattered peace on the European continent and altered the Trans-Atlantic security environment more so than at any time since the end of World War 2. Russian aggression towards Ukraine has profound implications not only for European security, but also for the rules based international order, global peace and the security of small nations around the world. Join Dr. Bennedetta Berti, head of NATO’s Policy and Planning and author of the alliance’s “2030 Strategic Concept”, as she explores why the war in Ukraine matters to countries around the world, from those in Europe, to those in the Pacific, including New Zealand.
The event is chaired by Professor Rouben Azizian, co-chair of the NZIIA Auckland Branch, with additional comments by His Excellency Ard van der Vorst, Ambassador of The Netherlands to New Zealand.
Organised by New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Auckland Branch, Massey University Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, and the Embassy of the Netherlands to New Zealand.
Refreshments will be served.
The event is free to attend. Pre-registration is required.
About Dr Bennedetta Berti
Dr Benedetta Berti is the Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, Benedetta is also Associate Researcher at the Institute for European Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In the past, she has held teaching and research positions at West Point, the Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, among others.
In the past decade, Benedetta has worked in NGOs and research institutes in Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, focusing on human rights, internal conflict, and political violence. Her areas of expertise include human security, internal conflict, integration of armed groups, post-conflict stabilization and peace-building, as well as violence prevention and reduction and crisis management and prevention.
Dr Berti is the author of four books and her work and research have appeared, among others, in Al-Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times; as well as in academic journals.
Dr Berti holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bologna, an MA and PhD in International Relations from The Fletcher School (Tufts University), and two post-doctorates in International Relations and Political Science, from Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University.
About the event:
Just over one year ago, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine shattered peace on the European continent and altered the Trans-Atlantic security environment more so than at any time since the end of World War 2. Russian aggression towards Ukraine has profound implications not only for European security, but also for the rules based international order, global peace and the security of small nations around the world. Join Dr. Bennedetta Berti, head of NATO’s Policy and Planning and author of the alliance’s “2030 Strategic Concept”, as she explores why the war in Ukraine matters to countries around the world, from those in Europe, to those in the Pacific, including New Zealand.
The event is chaired by Professor Rouben Azizian, co-chair of the NZIIA Auckland Branch, with additional comments by His Excellency Ard van der Vorst, Ambassador of The Netherlands to New Zealand.
Organised by New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Auckland Branch, Massey University Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, and the Embassy of the Netherlands to New Zealand.
Refreshments will be served.
The event is free to attend. Pre-registration is required.
About Dr Bennedetta Berti
Dr Benedetta Berti is the Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, Benedetta is also Associate Researcher at the Institute for European Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In the past, she has held teaching and research positions at West Point, the Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, among others.
In the past decade, Benedetta has worked in NGOs and research institutes in Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, focusing on human rights, internal conflict, and political violence. Her areas of expertise include human security, internal conflict, integration of armed groups, post-conflict stabilization and peace-building, as well as violence prevention and reduction and crisis management and prevention.
Dr Berti is the author of four books and her work and research have appeared, among others, in Al-Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times; as well as in academic journals.
Dr Berti holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bologna, an MA and PhD in International Relations from The Fletcher School (Tufts University), and two post-doctorates in International Relations and Political Science, from Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University.
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