ASPI Webinar: Fighters, Mercenaries, Humanitarians, or Extremist Criminals?

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute invites you to the ASPI Webinar: 'Fighters, Mercenaries, Humanitarians, or Extremist Criminals? The Complexity and Strategic Implications of Foreign Volunteers in The Russia-Ukraine War'.

This lunchtime discussion will unpack the definitional, legal, and moral complexities around the mobilisation of foreign volunteers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The panel features Professor Ben Saul, University of Sydney, Chatham House; Munira Mustaffa, Chasseur Group; Dr Sara Meger, University of Melbourne and moderated by Katja Theodorakis, Head of ASPI’s Counterterrorism Program. The panellists will discuss the motivations, legal situation, and possible ramifications of individuals’ decision to join the conflict.

The webinar will explore the emergence of a seemingly different normative understanding and assessment of the ‘foreign fighter phenomenon’ and its associated problem sets, as well as important questions about the nature and adequacy of our policy responses, available legislative tools and their current application, and their strategic consequences.

Register to attend now.