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Hranchak Talks to The National About the Debate, What She Hopes to Hear About Russia and Ukraine

July 3, 2024

The National

Tetiana Hranchak
Tetiana Hranchak

Polls show that American voters rank the economy as their top election issue for the November election, but foreign policy is inching closer to center stage, with growing chaos in the Middle East and partisan disputes over Russia's war in Ukraine.

The “war in Ukraine is not just local war between Russia and Ukraine, but this is a competition for the whole world rules,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

“In general, I'd like to hear answers or comments, not so much about Ukraine, but about Russia, because it's not Ukraine, but Russia, that poses the biggest challenge today, and it would be good to have a vision regarding the prospects of relations with Russia,” says Hranchak.

“What exactly do we want to have in a result [of the war]? It depends on our vision of relations between the U.S. and Russia,” she says.

Read more in The National article, “Foreign policy looms large as Biden and Trump prepare for debate.”

Our involvement is important because the Ukrainians deserve whatever support they can have from us at Syracuse University to ensure a better future and to restore the territorial integrity of their country.”

Robert Murrett

Professor of Practice of Public Administration and International Affairs and Deputy Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

Robert B. Murrett

Faculty Experts on Ukraine


The Hon. James E. Baker

The Hon. James E. Baker

Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Professor, Law, College of Law

J.D., Yale Law School, 1990

Sean McFate

Sean McFate

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Professor, The National Defense University, College of International Security Affairs

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council

Ph.D., London School of Economics (LSE)

Areas of Expertise

Grand strategy, national security, future warfare
Robert B. Murrett

Robert B. Murrett

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Deputy Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

M.A., Political Science Department, Georgetown Univeristy, 1982

Areas of Expertise

National security, international relations, military and defense strategy, leadership
Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor

Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998

Areas of Expertise

Russian politics, comparative politics, security studies
Michael John Williams

Michael J. Williams

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, International Relations, M.A.

Director, Executive Master of Arts in International Relations

Director, International Affairs Seminar Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2006