What: Russia in Asia and Eurasia - Compare and Contrast of Russian Geographical Interests
Presented by: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
When: 30 July, 2020 at 1500CEST/0900EST
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Format: The panelists will present for 20 minutes each followed by 20 minutes of comparison and panelist discussion, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A
Agenda - Panelists will present for 20 minutes each followed by 20 minutes of comparison and panelist discussion, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A
1500-1520CEST/0900-0920EST - Russia In The Pacific - Eugene Rumer author of Russia in the Asia-Pacific: Less than Meets the Eye
Much has been said and written about Russia's pivot to Asia and partnership with China after the break with the West in 2014. In reality, Russia's rapprochement with China began well before 2014, and is not a fluke or a product of Russia's misunderstanding, as it is sometimes portrayed, but a true strategic partnership that serves the interests of both nations. However, there is little else to Russia's pivot to Asia beyond its partnership with China. Russia is and will remain a European nation of relatively little impact in Asia-Pacific—an important fact with equally important implications for U.S. interests and policy.
1520-1540CEST/0920-0940EST - Russia In Eurasia - Paul Stronski author of There Goes the Neighborhood: the Limits of Russian Integration in Eurasia
This session will examine how effective Russia has been in achieving its vision for Eurasian integration since 2014. It explores what Russia sees as its main interests in the region, the tools it uses in pursuit of those interests, and the gaps between Russia’s ambitions to dominate the region as its “privileged sphere of influence” and its actual ability to do so. The presentation will provide an overview of neighboring states’ responses to Moscow’s more aggressive policies since 2014. It will also highlight additional challenges to regional stability and U.S. interests in Eurasia beyond Russian neo-imperialism.
1540-1600CEST/0940-1000EST - Compare and contrast between the two regions
1600-1630CEST/1000-1030EST - Question and Answer Session
Eugene Rumer
Senior Fellow and Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Eugene Rumer is a senior fellow and the director of Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. Prior to joining Carnegie, Rumer was the national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council from 2010 to 2014. Earlier, he held research appointments at the National Defense University, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the RAND Corporation. He has also served on the National Security Council staff and at the State Department, taught at Georgetown University and the George Washington University, and published widely.
Paul Stronski
Senior Fellow
Paul Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. Prior to joining Carnegie, Stronski served as senior analyst for Russian domestic politics in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR). He was director for Russia and Central Asia on the U.S. National Security Council Staff from 2012 to 2014, an INR research analyst for the Caucasus and Central Asia from 2007-2011, and an economic officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. He is an adjunct associate professor in Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program, where he teaches courses on Russia and Eurasian security. He is the author of Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966 (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010), which won the 2011 Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award for History and the Humanities.
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