When evidence of war crimes committed between 1998 and 1999 is discovered across sites in war-torn Serbia—including a truck filled with bodies at the bottom of the Danube and mass graves in suburban Belgrade—film director Ognjen Glavonić begins a years-long examination of the unexamined and exploration of the inexplicable. 

The Bolshevik takeover of Russia created an alternative Russia in exile that never laid down its arms. For two decades, expelled White Russians sought ways to retaliate against the Soviet Union and return home. Their irreconcilability was galvanized by a superstructure, the dominant military organization, the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS).

During NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, Vlada, a truck driver, is hired to undertake a treacherous path across his war-torn country and deliver mysterious cargo. On a journey where friend and foe prove indistinguishable, Vlada comes to realize the horrifying ramifications of his mission.

Against the backdrop of the (meta)physical landscape of collective disaster, a new generation of Ukrainians aspires to imagine the future.

Anika Binnendijk, a professor at ASU, focuses on national security decision making, European defense, gray zone challenges, national resilience, and emerging defense technologies such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and human-machine teaming.

Bruce Menning, adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, discusses Soviet military strategies during World War II in his talk titled 'Time-Distance-Mass.'

Post-Soviet literature on the North Caucasus mirrors 19th century Russian literature, featuring ethnic Russian narrators and focusing on war-fiction themes.

The film series titled 'Perspectives on WWII: The Eastern Front' explores various viewpoints of World War II focused on the Eastern European front.

Russia has invaded Ukraine, escalating tensions with military operations. The situation threatens Ukrainian sovereignty and lives. An expert panel will discuss the conflict, addressing misinformation and historical distortions in an upcoming webinar.

Russia and Turkey, despite diverse interests, have enhanced cooperation in energy, military, and trade, alongside aligning against the West for an imperial role in global politics, as analyzed by Dr. Görkem Atsungur.

Kazakhstan's decision to renounce possession of powerful nuclear weapons, highlights a significant stance on non-proliferation.

Nonna Tarkhova, retired from the Russian State Military Archive, presents her talk titled 'Akhmatova and Stalin.'