War in Ukraine: Linking geopolitics with battlefield realities

Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s war has become the defining stress test for the European and transatlantic security order. Yet a persistent gap remains between strategic narratives in policy circles and the operational realities shaping outcomes on the ground. This event is designed to close that gap by placing geopolitical analysis in direct dialogue with lived battlefield experience.

Objectives

• Bridge high-level geopolitical assessments with front-line realities.
• Translate battlefield dynamics into implications for European security, deterrence, and defence adaptation.
• Provide students, policymakers, and practitioners with an integrated, evidence-based understanding of modern warfare.

Speakers

• Iuliia Osmolovska – Head of the GLOBSEC Kyiv Office
  (Strategic and policy perspective)
• Roman Trokhymets – Ukrainian veteran
  (Operational and human perspective)

Key Themes

• From strategy to tactics: how political decisions shape battlefield outcomes.
• How frontline realities redefine deterrence, defence innovation, and resilience.
• The human dimension of war and its impact on strategic choice.
• Lessons for Europe’s future security architecture.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Christ's College Cambridge, Saint Andrew's Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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