40 years on: Chornobyl’s legacy and European environmental security

Marking 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster, the Ukrainian Institute London and the RSA invite you to reflect on its enduring legacy not only for Ukraine, but for Europe’s environmental security as a whole. This panel discussion will explore how the lessons of Chornobyl continue to shape environmental policy, cross-border cooperation, and societal resilience across the continent. Speakers: Serhii Plokhy, Historian, Author, and Professor of History at Harvard University Eglė Rindzevičiūtė, Professor of Criminology and Sociology at Kingston University London Jonathon Turnbull, Assistant Professor of Human Geography at Durham University Chair: Sasha Dovzhyk, Writer, Curator and Head of INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange (Lviv, Ukraine). Editor of the London Ukrainian Review In partnership with: Ukrainian Institute London Donate to the RSA: Become an RSA Events sponsor: Follow RSA on Instagram: Like RSA on Facebook: Listen to RSA Events podcasts: Join our Fellowship:

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