Tucson Festival of Books

What Can We Learn from Ukraine?


Russia has been busy, invading Ukraine and violating the airspace of other Eastern European countries. Many believe it won’t stop there. How has Ukraine managed to stave off Russia’s power? Can it continue? In this session, we'll discuss what we have learned and how it informs our own interests today. (Unfortunately, Alexander Vindman will not participate in this session as originally planned.)


Panelists
Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul is a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University....

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Candace Rondeaux

Candace Rondeaux is a globally recognized expert on international affairs, U.S. national security, irregular warfare, and the strategic use of organized violence. She is the author of "Putin's Sledgehammer," and is senior director for the Future Frontlines program at New America, an open source public interest intelligence service....

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Books:
Autocrats Vs. Democrats
China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
Michael McFaul
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
HarperCollins Publishers
October 2025
ISBN 9780358677871
512 pages
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Putin's Sledgehammer
Candace Rondeaux
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
PublicAffairs
May 2025
ISBN 9781541703063
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