[09.02.12] What future for Russia?
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The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) have the great pleasure of inviting you to a seminar:
What future for Russia?
Foreign and security policy today and tomorrow
Programme 09:00-14:15
Coffee and registration (09:00-09:30)
Welcome by IFS and NUPI and opening of the seminar (09:30-09:40)
Part 1: RUSSIA’S DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY (09:45-11:30)
- Chair, Julie Wilhelmsen, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Relations
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Patterns of Permanence and Change: the Sovereign Democracy Project and Russia’s Foreign Relations
Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff, Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies -
Russia’s Economic Prospects and the Energy Factor. Implications for Foreign Relations
Dr. Jakub Godzimirski, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Relations -
Russia and its Strategic Partners
Dr. Timofei Bordachev, Deputy Dean, State University – Higher Schoolof Economics, Moscow - Q&A
Lunch (11.30–12.15)
Part 2: SECURITY AND DEFENCE CONSIDERATIONS (12:15-14:00)
- Chair, Prof. Sven Holtsmark, Head of Department, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
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Evolution or Stagnation? Russia’s Approaches to Security
Dr. Katarzyna Zysk, Associate Professor, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies -
The Security Services and Russia’s Perceptions of Security Challenges and Threats
Prof. Mark Galeotti, Academic Chair, Center for Global Affairs, New York University -
The Military under Putin and Medvedev. Roles, Aims and Results
Aleksandr Golts, Deputy Editor, Yezhednevnyi Zhurnal - Q&A
Concluding Remarks: What Future for Russia? (14:00-14:10)
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Bjørn Tore Godal
Senior Advisor, Norwegian Institute for Defence StudiesFormer Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade
