"The Ukraine War and NATO’s efforts to curtail Russia"

Rose Gottemoeller, former NATO Deputy Secretary General

Our speaker will detail the story of Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion and its scrappy, intrepid use of technology and talent in the war. The daring August foray into Russian territory is a good example. She will also review the close U.S. cooperation with NATO allies and the work NATO has been doing to prevent the egregious Russian attack from turning into a general war in Europe.

Ms. Gottemoeller is the William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation. She was Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2016-19, and served in the U.S. State Department as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. In 2009-10, she was the chief U.S. negotiator of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the Russian Federation, an experience captured in her memoir, Negotiating the New START Treaty, published in May 2021 by Cambria Press.