As the Sochi Olympics were drawing to a close, the long simmering tug-of-war between the EU and Russia over the future of Ukraine boiled over into street violence and political chaos in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. This panel will examine the origins of this crisis, the interests at stake for Russia, the EU, and the US, and the possible outcomes and consequences for international relations and for Ukraine itself. Panelists: R. Craig Nation, Visiting Professor of Political Science & Security Studies, Dickinson College; Karl Qualls - Associate Professor of History, Dickinson College; Marybeth Ulrich – Professor of Government, Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S. Army War College; and Russell Bova (moderator) - Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College This program is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues.