Conflict in Ukraine – Implications for Russia, NATO, Middle East and the World
Channel: Tetso College
Date: 2022-05-10

The Society For International Affairs, Tetso Chapter in collaboration with Institute For World Affairs & Security conducted a webinar titled 'Conflict in Ukraine - Implications for Russia, NATO, Middle East and the World' with Col. (Res.) Miri Eisin, Intelligence Expert, on 12th March 2022.

About the Webinar: The recent conflict in Ukraine has been described using several terms: invasion, interest management, NATO at the door steps of Russia or an attack on Europe. The conflict can be dated to 2014 if not earlier and in 2022 we see that Russia as a state has the capability and will to use military methods. The way the battles and movements have taken place have been described as failure to cease the moment by some while others have described the Russian offensive as going only slightly slower than planned. What is this conflict and what are its implications?

About the Speaker: Col. (Res.) Miri Eisin served in the Israeli intelligence community and retired at the rank of full colonel in 2004. Over her twenty year career in the military she served in diverse positions in the field, combat units and research departments. Miri served as the Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesperson from the second Lebanon war until the end of 2007. She now teaches at IDC Herzliya. Miri is a fellow at the Center for International Communication at Bar Ilan University and an associate at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Miri is a board member of the Deborah Forum, Women in Foreign Policy and National Security; and the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. Miri holds a BA from Tel Aviv University in Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science, an MA from Haifa University in Security Studies, and is a graduate of the Israeli National Defense College.