Changing Borders after Ukraine: the justice and utility of secession

Thu Jan 26 2023 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE | London

LSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe
Publisher/HostLSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe
Changing Borders after Ukraine: the justice and utility of secession
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Changing borders by force is dangerous and destabilizing, but that doesn’t mean any change is wrong. However the current war ends, Ukraine will confront hard choices about its territory and population, and just invoking 'territorial integrity' won't supply useful answers. Ukraine's allies should start thinking about what changes could be considered legitimate, and the lessons of the former Yugoslavia can inform that process. Can secession be an instrument for peaceful political change that we could use more freely -- especially in a world in which commitments to non-aggression and territorial integrity may be breaking down?
Speaker: Timothy William Waters, Professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Val Nolan Faculty Fellow; Associate Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy
Chair: Denisa Kostovicova, Associate Professor in Global Politics, LSE
Venue: Sumeet Valrani Theatre, Centre Building, LSE
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The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE, Houghton Street, London, United Kingdom

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