BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nProgram Overview\nMore than twenty years ago\, a largely unkn own former KGB officer became President of Russia\, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. At the time\, Russia was in shambles. After the disintegration of its empire of around 70 years\, the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)\, Russia saw t he collapse of its economic and social system. The erstwhile superpower ha d turned into a basket case. Putin was determined to reverse Russia&rsquo\ ;s decline. By concentrating economic and political power in his hands\, t he President largely succeeded. As Russia regained its strength at home\, it started to flex its muscles abroad. In 2008\, Russian troops invaded Ge orgia and helped separatists to break away from this country once and for all. In 2014\, it did the same in Crimea. And a few days ago\, it returned to wrest away even more territory from Ukraine. The playbook is almost al ways identical. It is much less clear though what Putin really wants &ndas h\; forcing the West to renegotiate a new security structure for Europe\, resuscitating the Soviet Union\, building himself a legacy comparable to A lexander\, the Great? In his lecture\, Prof. Stefes will try to answer thi s question. He will also assess how the West should respond to Russia&rsqu o\;s aggressive foreign and security policy.\nDr. Christoph Stefes\nProf. Stefes was born and raised in West Germany. He received his BA in History and German Literature at the University of Tü\;bingen\, Germany\, stud ied European Integration and International Relations in Groningen\, The Ne therlands\, and received his MA and PhD from the Korbel School of Internat ional Studies\, University of Denver. In his dissertation\, he analyzed st ructures of corruption in post-Soviet Georgia where he taught and research ed in 1998/99. Since 2002\, he has been a professor for Comparative Europe an &\; Post-Soviet Studies at the Political Science Department of the U niversity of Colorado Denver. In his research and teaching\, he focuses on democracy and democratization\, stability of dictatorships\, corruption\, and (more recently) on the politics of energy transitions and environment al crime. He has published numerous books and articles on these issues. He taught in Denver\, Sarajevo\, Beijing\, and Berlin and conducted research in Norway\, Germany\, Georgia\, Armenia\, and Uzbekistan. He is the direc tor of &ldquo\;Berlin: Bridging Global Divides&rdquo\;\, a study-abroad pr ogram that brings about a dozen students each year from Denver to Berlin t o attend lectures and conduct internships.\nInternational Executive Roundt ables\nInternational Executive Roundtables are hosted by CU Denver&rsquo\; s Institute for International Business (IIB) and Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) with support from the Carole Ann J emal-Gibson and Greg Gibson Fund. \;\nRSVP\nInternational Executive Ro undtables are free to attend. We expect that this timely lecture will fill quickly so be sure to register as soon as possible to secure your spot.\n https://ucdenver.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KHb02uHNQjS7SXKLV4yrEA \nYour unique link to join the event will be sent to you upon registration.\nQue stions\nEmail Karen Freidhof at karen.freidhof@ucdenver.edu with any quest ions. DTEND:20220310T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260508T140649Z DTSTART:20220310T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Back in the U.S.S.R. - What Does Putin Want and How Should the West Respond? UID:RFCALITEM639138460090744554 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Program Overview

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More than twenty years ago\, a largely unknown former KGB officer became President of Russi a\, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. At the time\, Russia was in shambles. Af ter the disintegration of its empire of around 70 years\, the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)\, Russia saw the collapse of its economic and social system. T he erstwhile superpower had turned into a basket case. Putin was determine d to reverse Russia&rsquo\;s decline. By concentrating economic and politi cal power in his hands\, the President largely succeeded. As Russia regain ed its strength at home\, it started to flex its muscles abroad. In 2008\, Russian troops invaded Georgia and helped separatists to break away from this country once and for all. In 2014\, it did the same in Crimea. And a few days ago\, it returned to wrest away even more territory from Ukraine. The playbook is almost always identical. It is much less clear though wha t Putin really wants &ndash\; forcing the West to renegotiate a new securi ty structure for Europe\, resuscitating the Soviet Union\, building himsel f a legacy comparable to Alexander\, the Great? In his lecture\, Prof. Ste fes will try to answer this question. He will also assess how the West sho uld respond to Russia&rsquo\;s aggressive foreign and security policy.

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Dr. Christoph Stef es

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Prof. Stefes was born and raised in West German y. He received his BA in History and German Literature at the University o f Tü\;bingen\, Germany\, studied European Integration and Internationa l Relations in Groningen\, The Netherlands\, and received his MA and PhD f rom the Korbel School of International Studies\, University of Denver. In his dissertation\, he analyzed structures of corruption in post-Soviet Geo rgia where he taught and researched in 1998/99. Since 2002\, he has been a professor for Comparative European &\; Post-Soviet Studies at the Poli tical Science Department of the University of Colorado Denver. In his rese arch and teaching\, he focuses on democracy and democratization\, stabilit y of dictatorships\, corruption\, and (more recently) on the politics of e nergy transitions and environmental crime. He has published numerous books and articles on these issues. He taught in Denver\, Sarajevo\, Beijing\, and Berlin and conducted research in Norway\, Germany\, Georgia\, Armenia\ , and Uzbekistan. He is the director of &ldquo\;Berlin: Bridging Global Di vides&rdquo\;\, a study-abroad program that brings about a dozen students each year from Denver to Berlin to attend lectures and conduct internships .

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International Executive Roundtables

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International Executive Rou ndtables are hosted by CU Denver&rsquo\;s Institute for International Busi ness (IIB) and Center for International Business Education and Research (C IBER) with support from the Carole Ann Jemal-Gibson and Greg Gibson Fund.& nbsp\;

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RSVP

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International Executive Roundtables are free to atten d. We expect that this timely lecture will fill quickly so be sure to regi ster as soon as possible to secure your spot.

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https://ucdenver .zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KHb02uHNQjS7SXKLV4yrEA

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Your uniq ue link to join the event will be sent to you upon registration.

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< strong>Questions

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Email Karen Freidhof at karen.freidhof@ucdenver.edu with any questions.

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