Global Forum: The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict and the Future of Warfare
Please join us for a Global Forum that offers a critical reflection on the Russia-Ukraine war and investigates the relationship between warfare and media in this context. *March 1, 6:00pm AEDT* (what time is it for me <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Global+Forum%3A+The+Russian-Ukrainian+Conflict+and+the+Future+of+Warfare&iso=20220301T18&p1=240&ah=1&am=30> ?) *Click here <https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZZQroAtCRsi_hYWx5uT3zA> to register for this virtual event.* Ukraine is once again at the epicentre of news due to an unwarranted full-scale military aggression from Russia. After years of influence operations, active measures, and ceasefire violations, followed by failed diplomacy and ineffective sanctions, missiles are once again flying and more boots are on the ground. With hybrid war expanding into the realms of communication and perception, new analytical tools are needed to understand what happened and what is likely to come next. The Global Forum gathers international experts for a critical analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian war and what it represents for the future of warfare. *Global Forum* is a webinar series hosted at the *Centre for International Security Studies <https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/centres-institutes-and-groups/centre-for-international-security-studies.html>at the University of Sydney, Australia*. It was created in 2018 to bring together international security experts to explore the most pressing global issues in a critical and timely manner. Past themes <https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/centres-institutes-and-groups/centre-for-international-security-studies/global-forum.html> have included the COVID-19 crisis (2020), digital insecurity (2019) and global uncertainty (2018). The Forum will be recorded and made available on the CISS YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT52PI0tqRnqmCB7DH0Fy0Q>. Moderator *Professor James Der Derian* is Director of CISS and Michael Hintze Chair of International Security at the University of Sydney. He writes books and produces documentaries on war, peace, media and technology. Speakers *Dr Olga Boichak* is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney. She is a Ukrainian-born media sociologist who has published extensively on the role of digital technologies in the Russian-Ukrainian war and is an editor of the *Digital War Journal.* *Dr William Merrin* is Associate Professor in Media and Communication at Swansea University, UK. He is the author of *Digital War: A Critical Introduction* (2018), which offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of digital technologies upon the military, the media, the global public, and the concept of ‘warfare’ itself. *Dr Anthony Szabo* is the Information Warfare Star Shot leader for the Australian Defence Force’s Defence Science and Technology Group. *Bryce Wilson* is a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker from Melbourne, Australia. Bryce has been covering the Russian-Ukrainian war since 2015 and is currently in Ukraine.
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Olga Boichak