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Russia\u2019s\u202finvasion\u202fof Ukraine is\u202fthe largest combined arms\u202foperation to take place in Europe since the Second World War, and\u202fa\u202fwatershed moment in modern European history. It\u202fprompts\u202fquestions about whether Europe is exiting the era of the "Long Peace" and\u202fentering a more turbulent\u202fepoch. This conflict has led EU\u202fMember States,\u202fsuch as Germany, to review national\u202fpositions\u202fon defence, while traditionally non-aligned\u202fstates are\u202fevaluating their own status\u202fin this new geopolitical landscape.\u202fThis IIEA panel discusses\u202fRussia\u2019s war\u202fin Ukraine and\u202fanalyses the implications\u202ffor European and Irish\u202fsecurity and defence.\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\xa0\n\nDonnacha \xd3 Beach\xe1in is a professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University where he lectures on post-Soviet politics and unrecognised states. He has been principal investigator of two major EU-funded projects focusing on the post-Soviet space and is the author of the forthcoming publication The Domestic Politics of Post-Soviet Unrecognised States which is due to be published in 2023.\xa0\n\nJudy Dempsey is a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe. Judy Dempsey has worked for the International Herald Tribune as a columnist. She was the diplomatic correspondent for the Financial Times covering NATO and European Union enlargement. She is also the author of the book The Merkel Phenomenon published in 2013.\xa0\n\nBen Tonra is a professor of International Relations at UCD School of Politics and International Relations. There, Professor Tonra teaches, researches and publishes in European foreign, security and defence policy, Irish foreign, security and defence policy and International Relations theory.