A Look at America from Ukraine

Volodymyr Dubovyk is the foremost Americanist in Ukraine

Volodymyr Dubovyk has a resumé that is long enough to make you dizzy.

He is a faculty member in the International Relations department at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University and an expert on the foreign policy of the US and Ukraine. As Ukraine’s leading “Americanist”, he often travels in the States to speak on Eastern Europe, and travels Eastern Europe to speak on the States. This cross-cultural communication is exactly the kind of thing we want to facilitate on Black Diplomats.

On this episode host Terrell J. Starr talks to Dubovyk about the perspective of Ukrainian people on the U.S., anti-Black stereotypes that are alive and well in Europe, and how the summer uprisings in American cities are being talked about around the world. Starr interviewed Dubovyk in person in Odessa, Ukraine.

To see Dubovyk’s long list of publications and speaking engagements check out his About page at Odessa U.

To keep up with his daily takes, follow him on Twitter.

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