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Engaging the Law in Eurasia and Eastern Europe
Feb 17, 2012The Kennan Institute, in partnership with the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, and the University of Wisconsin Law School, is pleased to announce a new workshop series on “Engaging the Law in Eurasia and Eastern Europe.”
Fall of the Soviet Union, Part III: The Long and Winding Road to Democracy
Dec 19, 2011A panel of experts looks ahead and provides analysis on positive and negatvie trends related to attempts to build a more democratic Russia.
Fall of the Soviet Union, Part II: Russia Today and the Ghost of Empires Past
Dec 12, 2011In part two, the panel of experts assess Russia's progress during the 20 years since the end of the Soviet Union and it's current situation.
Fall of the Soviet Union, Part I: The Cold War's Unexpected Ending
Dec 07, 2011In part one of three, Jack Matlock, Lilia Shevstova, Angela Stent and Charles King revisit the unexpected, dramatic and peaceful end to The Cold War.
Woodrow Wilson Center Honors Drew Guff and Mikhail Margelov at the 2011 Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Awards Dinner
Nov 21, 2011WASHINGTON— On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, the Woodrow Wilson Center honored Drew Guff, Managing Director and founding principal of Siguler Guff, and Senator Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, with the Woodrow Wilson Awards at the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Awards Dinner. The dinner was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., and benefited the Center’s Kennan Institute.
In From the Cold: Russia Strikes Deal to Join the WTO
Nov 09, 2011After 18 years of ambivalence, delays, and false starts, Russia and Georgia have reached an agreement that paves the way for Russian membership in the World Trade Organization. The Wilson Center's William Pomeranz on the implications of Russia's entry into the global trade group.
Grant Opportunity for Graduate/PhD Students, Pre-Tenure Faculty, Scholars, and Professionals
Oct 27, 2011IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Kennan Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2012 Regional Policy Symposium, “Transnational Crime and Corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.”
Deputy Director William Pomeranz to Speak at School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
Sep 27, 2011The Russia-Eurasia Forum of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, is hosting Kennan Institute Deputy Director William Pomeranz for a presentation titled "Commercial Codes and Kangaroo Courts: The Contradictions of Russian Legal Reform."
Kennan Institute Director Blair Ruble Speaks on the Challenge of Urban Diversity in Russia
Sep 21, 2011Kennan Institute Director Blair Ruble delivered a major speech on urban diversity in an era of large-scale migration in Yekaterinburg (September 12) and Moscow (September 19). The Moscow speech was delivered at a conference cosponsored by the Kennan Institute and the Gorbachev Foundation.