The fall of the Soviet Union ushered in an era of dramatic change that saw a world power transform into a diverse region composed of 15 independent states. After 20 years of transition, how have the states of the former Soviet Union redefined their political, foreign policy, and social agendas? How has the academic community responded to the changes we've seen in the region and what does it need to do to move forward? The Kennan Institute and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) are sponsoring "The Road Taken: Twenty Years after the Fall of the Soviet Union," a day-long conference on Nov. 16, 2011 at the Woodrow Wilson Center to discuss these questions. 

10:00-12:00

Panel 1: “1991 in Perspective: Political, Foreign Policy and Social Implications”

Panel Chaired by Angela Stent, Director of CERES, Georgetown University
Archie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Oxford University
Andrey Kortunov, President, New Eurasia Foundation
Jack Matlock, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Russian Federation

12:00-2:00

Keynote Speaker

Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program, Carnegie Moscow Center, and former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center

2:00-4:00

Panel 2: “How Should We Study the Region Twenty Years After the Fall?”

Panel Chaired by William Pomeranz, Deputy Director, Kennan Institute
Stephen Hanson, Professor of Government, Vice Provost for International Affairs, and Director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies, College of William and Mary; and former Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
Charles King, Professor of International Affairs and Government, Georgetown University, and former Title VIII-Supported Short-Term Scholar, Kennan Institute
Cynthia Buckley, Program Director, Eurasia, Social Science Research Council
Valerie Bunce, Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies and Professor of Government, Cornell University