Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:
Kevin McMillan (French and English)
Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
[email protected] (email only)
"The possibility of nuclear deployment by Vladimir Putin’s regime is shaping the decision-making of “Western” governments that are otherwise extremely concerned by the invasion of Ukraine and anxious to intervene in significant ways to shape its outcome. How seriously should we take this possibility? Responses range from scornful dismissal to urging that it be the central determinant of all policy towards the crisis. A more nuanced response is probably warranted."