Williams will use his extensive field research in the region to explain the latest news in the ongoing turmoil in Europe
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On April 10, 2022, at 11 a.m., Professor of History Brian Glyn Williams will take part in the second installment in the Corsair Chat series focused on the Russian war in Ukraine. This Zoom webinar, titled "Phase Two in the Ukraine War: Repulse," will discuss the potential turning point in the largest war in Europe since World War II. Dr. Brian Glyn Williams will provide a retrospective chronological analysis of the fighting thus far, weigh in on Russia's tactical failures, and assess the future of Putin's invasion as Western weapons continue to flow to Ukraine.
The event is free and open to the public. Register via Zoom.
The first Corsair Chat, titled "Javelins, Dictators, Insurgents, and Sanctions. Understanding the Ukrainian War," explored how the two countries reached the point of armed combat. Watch the first webinar below.
Since the first chat, Williams co-authored one of the most extensive history-based analyses of the war to date. The essay, "Has Putin Heeded the Warnings from the History of Urban Warfare?" was posted on the History News Network and was written with former UMassD history student Aaron Rawley ('18).
Professor Williams garnered expertise on the issue from his time spent in Ukraine and Russia going back to the Soviet period to infuse the largest military engagement in Europe since World War II with political, military, and historical context. Williams, a Russian speaker who has worked for the CIA's Counter Terrorism Center and U.S. Army, has written three books on Russian military expansion in Ukraine and Chechnya.
For Dr. Williams' most recent works, please see his article on his experience of living with the Russian-repressed Crimean Tatars in the Crimea published in The Conversation titled "Why Crimean Tatars are Fearful as Russia Invades the Ukraine." Williams has made a digital copy of his book, The Crimean Tatars: From Soviet Genocide to Putin's Invasion, available for free. For more from Professor Williams on Russia, Ukraine, and other warzones, please visit his website.
The event is free and open to the public. Register today via Zoom.