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The National Conversation: Putin's Return & The U.S.-Russian Reset

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May 23, 2012 // 12:30pm2:00pm
On May 7, Vladimir Putin began his third term as president of the Russian Federation. With the Russian political season over, and the American political season heating up, what are the implications of political transition for the important issues in the U.S.-Russian bilateral relationship? more

Russian-Iranian Relations: Implications for U.S. Policy

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September 24, 2012 // 12:00pm1:00pm
Cosponsored by the Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson Center || Kennan Institute U.S. Alumni Series || Mark Katz, Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University, and former Title VIII-Supported Research and Short-Term Scholar, Kennan Institute more

Local Media and Ethnic Politics in 21st-Century Russia

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June 18, 2012 // 12:00pm1:00pm
Kathryn Graber, Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute more

The Failure of Democracy in Post-Soviet Eurasia

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June 12, 2012 // 3:30pm5:30pm
Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is clear that democracy has failed to take root in most former Soviet republics. Based on extensive field research in the region, this seminar will discuss the varieties of non-democratic regimes that have developed and will offer some explanations for the failure of democracy in Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. more

Familiar Strangers in the Soviet Marketplace: Georgian Trade Networks between the Caucasus and Moscow

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June 11, 2012 // 12:00pm1:00pm
Erik R. Scott, Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute more
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