Russia has invaded Ukraine – creating the largest security crisis in Europe since World War II.
Australia condemned Russia’s “brutal and unprovoked” invasion and promised cyber security support for Ukraine and “further waves of sanctions”.
How will the West respond to this Russian aggression and what does it mean for world peace, energy prices and international trade?
The University of Queensland has a range of experts available to offer comment on this crisis.
Associate Professor Marianne Hanson
Dr Marianne Hanson is an expert in international security, focussing on the role of law and institutions in shaping security policies. She has a particular interest in European security and the role of institutions such as NATO and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Her expertise also extends to arms control and disarmament, particularly the debate on the elimination of nuclear weapons and the efforts to delegitimise the use or possession of weapons of mass destruction.
Contact: Dr Marianne Hanson, Reader in International Relations, Director, Rotary Centre for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution, m.hanson@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 424 331 745.
Dr Sebastian Kaempf
Dr Sebastian Kaempf’s expertise lies in International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies. He specialises in international security, conflict transformation, ethics and the laws of war, along with information technology relating to global politics and violent conflict.
Contact: Dr Sebastian Kaempf, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the School of Political Science and International Studies, s.kaempf@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 424 349 848.
Professor Alexander Bellamy
Professor Alex Bellamy’s research expertise is human protection, prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, along with peacekeeping. He is an award-winning writer on war and peace and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at The University of Queensland. He is also a Non-Resident Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute, New York and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Contact: Professor Alexander Bellamy, Director Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Director, Asia Pacific Centre School of Political Science and International Studies, a.bellamy@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 402 669 959.
Associate Professor Matt McDonald
Dr Matt McDonald’s research focuses on international security, Australian foreign and security policy, climate politics and Asia-Pacific security dynamics.
Contact: Associate Professor Matt McDonald, School of Political Science and International Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, matt.mcdonald@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 451 302 030.
Professor Andrew Garnett
Professor Andrew Garnett is the Director of the UQ Centre for Natural Gas and has more than 25 years of world-wide experience with major oil companies in conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon exploration, appraisal, and development projects. He can provide expertise on rising oil and petrol prices as a result of the conflict.
Contact: Professor Andrew Garnett, Director of UQ Centre for Natural Gas, a.garnett@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 478 487 211.
Professor Ryan Ko
Professor Ryan Ko is an expert in cyber security and Chair and Director of UQ Cyber Security at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has served as expert advisor to INTERPOL, the government of Tonga, NZDF, NZ Minister for Communications' Cyber Security Skills Taskforce, and one of four nationally appointed Technical Advisers for the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015, Ministry of Justice. He can provide expertise on the cyber security risks of the conflict.
Contact: Professor Ryan Ko, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, ryan.ko@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 455 110 302.
Associate Professor Sunil Venaik
Associate Professor Sunil Venaik, is an expert in International Business. His expertise focuses on issues in international business for small and large firms. He can talk about the impact of the conflict on global business.
Contact: Associate Professor Sunil Venaik, School of Business, s.venaik@business.uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 415 625 001.
Associate Professor Rain Liivoja
Associate Professor Rain Liivoja’s research focuses on the legal challenges associated with military applications of science and technology. He leads the Law and the Future of War research group and can provide expertise on general international law, the law of armed conflict and human rights law. In relation to the Ukraine/Russia conflict, Associate Professor Liivoja can comment on the international law questions that arise from the conflict.
Contact: Associate Professor Rain Liivoja, Deputy Dean (Research)TC Beirne School of Law, r.liivoja@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 430 885 968.
Dr Lauren Sanders
Dr Lauren Sanders is researching arms trade and sanctions regimes relevant to the export and brokering of trusted autonomous military systems and associated technology. Her broader research and teaching interests include international criminal law, international humanitarian law and domestic counter-terrorism law. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Law and Future of War project.
Contact: Dr Sanders, Senior Research Fellow TC Beirne School of Law, l.sanders@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 403 593 869.
Media: UQ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 (0) 429 056 139.
