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Audio: How Rosy Are the Prospects Of Georgia’s Economy?

mwade — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:53:15 -0400

On May 16, 2012 David Onoprishvili, Chair of the Free Democracts Economic Council, will discuss Georgia’s recent economic developments. How successful is the current government in conducting the so called “libertarian” economic policy? Will the existing economic growth benefit the poor and help create jobs? Mr.

Audio: APEC 2012 in Vladivostok

sherry — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:53:30 -0400

On May 14, the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy and the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program hosted Ambassador Gennady Ovechko, Senior Official of Russia for APEC. Ambassador Ovechko will discuss Moscow's plans for the Vladivostok Summit, as Russia prepares to host its first summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in early September.

Audio: Assessing U.S.-Russia Relations on the Eve of the G-8 Summit

mwade — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:52:15 -0400

On May 10, 2012, please join us for a panel discussion with Ambassador John Beyrle, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, former United States Trade Representative, and Klaus Kleinfield, Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, Inc. The panel will focus on the importance of improving U.S.

Audio: Interview with Vladimir Milov

kate — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:46:08 -0400

CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program Director, Andrew Kuchins, interviews Former Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Milov, on the development of Russian political, economic and energy policies.

Audio: Changing Russia: The Politics of Economic and Energy Development

kate — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:30:45 -0400

This seminar is part of the 2012 Russia Balance Sheet Project Speaker Series. The discussions will explore core challenges for Russian foreign and domestic policies during the next presidential term and beyond to the year 2020. Each seminar will feature a presentation by a leading Russian expert followed by in-depth discussion on an approximate monthly basis.

Video: Changing Russia: The Politics of Economic and Energy Development

kate — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:26:24 -0400

Audio: Interview with Sergei Guriev about the Economic Policy Agenda for a New Russian President

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:57:30 -0500

Interview with Sergei Guriev, Morgan Stanley Professor of Economics and Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow, about the Economic Policy Agenda for a New Russian President.

Audio: Interview with Fyodor Lukyanov about the Future of the Russian Foreign Policy

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:46:00 -0500

Interview with Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, about the Future of the Russian Foreign Policy.

Video: The End of the Post-Soviet Period in Russian Foreign Policy: What is Next?

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0500

Audio: The End of the Post-Soviet Period in Russian Foreign Policy: What is Next?

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:25:00 -0500

Video: Andrew Kuchins: Changes in Russia's Foreign Policy

ian — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:44:30 -0500

Andrew Kuchins from the AEI event Russia's Revolution 20 Years Later: Hopes of the Past, Expectations for the Future.

Audio: The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations: Economic, Political, and Security Factors

kate — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:07:31 -0500

The Russian delegation leading this presentation represents the Center for U.S.-Russia Rapprochement, which was established in 2011. After a brief presentation of the mission of the Center, speakers addressed key factors that will shape the U.S.-Russia relationship in months and years ahead.

Audio: Andrew Kuchins interviews Gordon Hahn on new report "Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right"

sherry — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:20:22 -0400

Andrew Kuchins interviews Gordon Hahn on new report "Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right" launched September 28, 2011.

Audio: Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right: Global Jihadism in Russia's North Caucasus

sherry — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:06:28 -0400

New report "Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right: Global Jihadism in Russia's North Caucasus," is launched during the event, authored by the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program Senior Associate, Dr. Gordon Hahn. The discussion will also feature Lieutenant Colonel Robert W.

Video: A Second Putin Presidency

kate — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:26:39 -0400

Vladimir Putin will succeed Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's President. Andrew Kuchins, Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program, and Heather Conley, Director of the Europe Program, discuss what impact a second Putin presidency will have on Russia's relationships with the United States and Europe.

Audio: Chechnya in Russia and Russia in Chechnya

kate — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:58:48 -0400

On September 13, 2011, Sergey Markedonov, Russia and Eurasia Program Visiting Fellow, gave a presentation on the transformation of Chechnya from a periphery to one of the focal points of Russian and Eurasian security.

Audio: Andrew C. Kuchins on Reset Expectations: Russian Assessments of U.S. Power

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:39:59 -0400

Russian perceptions of the United States and its role in the world provide a powerful lens not only for framing how Russia conceives its foreign and security policies—far more broadly than U.S.- Russia bilateral relations—but also for understanding deeply rooted notions of contemporary Russian identity and even its domestic political system.

Audio: Belarus’ Political Prospects

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:08:00 -0400

On September 8, 2011, the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, National Endowment for Democracy and PONARS Eurasia hosted a panel discussion titled "Belarus’ Political Prospects” with a special tribute to Vitali Silitsky, a prominent and accomplished young Belarusian political scientist and democracy advocate who tragically passed away this June.

Video: Russia Today - Mideast Quartet meet to get derailed peace train back on track

ian — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:20:08 -0400

Audio: Interview with Andranik Migranyan, Dir. of the Inst. for Democracy and Cooperation about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:01:00 -0400

Andranik Migranyan, Director of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, was a co-host of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Professor Migranyan spoke on the panel entitled “How and Why the Arab Spring Happened.”

Audio: Interview with Aleksey Malashenko, Scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:59:00 -0400

Aleksey Malashenko, Scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Malashenko spoke on the panel entitled “Implications of the Arab Spring for Central Asia.”

Audio: Interview with Mark Katz, Prof. of Gov't and Politics at George Mason University about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:57:00 -0400

Mark Katz, Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Katz spoke on the panel entitled “US-Russia Relations and the Arab Spring.”

Audio: Interview with Thomas Graham, Senior Director with the Kissinger Associates about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:54:00 -0400

Thomas Graham, Senior Director with the Kissinger Associates, was a guest speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s one-day conference entitled, “What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?” Dr. Graham spoke on the panel entitled "US-Russia Relations and the Arab Spring."

Audio: Thomas Carothers, VP for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the Effects of the Arab Spring

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:50:00 -0400

Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was a keynote lunch speaker at the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program's one-day conference entitled, "What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus?"

Audio: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Ten Years: What is the Future?

Thu, 05 May 2011 13:32:31 -0400

Zhao Huasheng

Visiting Fellow, Russia & Eurasia Program at CSIS

Director, Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies and the Center for Shanghai Cooperation Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai

and:

Alexander Cooley

Audio: Michael A. McFaul, Keynote at the Russian Economy and U.S.-Russian Relations Conference

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:46:48 -0400

Michael A. McFaul, senior director of the National Security Council, speaks on the topic of "What Does Reset Entail and Has It Brought Success?" at the Russian Economy and U.S.-Russian Relations conference, held at the Peterson Institute April 15, 2011.

Video: Michael A. McFaul, Keynote at the Russian Economy and U.S.-Russian Relations Conference

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:51:40 -0400

Audio: Interview with Andrew Kuchins on the North Caucasus

mentman — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:29:03 -0400

Andrew Kuchins, director of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, discusses his new report "The North Caucasus: Russia's Volatile Frontier," with Travis Mills, program coordinator.

Audio: The North Caucasus: Russia's Volatile Frontier

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:01:23 -0400

Presenters:

Audio: Conversation with Andrew Kuchins about Vice President Biden's Trip to Moscow

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:47:00 -0400

A discussion with Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, about U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of Vice President Biden's trip to Moscow.

Audio: A Regional Approach to Regional Problems: Prospects for OSCE - CICA Cooperation (Panel Two)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:51:00 -0500

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) have been playing a more active role on the world stage. Turkey assumed the Chairmanship of CICA in June 2010 and cooperated closely with Kazakhstan which had the Chairmanship of OSCE throughout 2010.

Audio: A Regional Approach to Regional Problems: Prospects for OSCE - CICA Cooperation (Panel One)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:48:00 -0500

Video: A Regional Approach to Regional Problems: Prospects for OSCE - CICA Cooperation (Panel Two)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:56:00 -0500

Video: A Regional Approach to Regional Problems: Prospects for OSCE - CICA Cooperation (Panel One)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:53:00 -0500

Video: A Regional Approach to Regional Problems: Prospects for OSCE - CICA Cooperation (Opening Remarks)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:44:00 -0500

Audio: Andrew Kuchins Interviews Daniel Treisman

mentman — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:50:41 -0500

Andrew Kuchins, director, CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, interviewed Professor Daniel Treisman of UCLA about his new book "The Return: Russia's Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev."

Audio: The Return: Russia's Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev

mentman — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:39:47 -0500

The CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program held a premiere book launch on January 6, 2011 for The Return: Russia’s Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev, by Daniel Treisman. Daniel Treisman is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and a leading specialist on the politics and political economy of Russia.

Video: Brazil, China, Germany and Russia's Industrial Policies

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:25:02 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosts a meeting to examine the policies that stimulate production and innovation in countries including Brazil, China, Germany and Russia. The meeting assesses the competitive impact of such policies in these countries and in the global economy as a whole.

Audio: Brazil, China, Germany and Russia's Industrial Policies

mentman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:24:32 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a meeting to examine the policies that stimulate production and innovation in countries including Brazil, China, Germany and Russia. The meeting assessed the competitive impact of such policies in these countries and in the global economy as a whole.

Audio: NATO Beyond the Lisbon Summit - Panel 4: NATO-Russia Relations

ian — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:45:41 -0500

CSIS hosts a major conference on NATO to explore critical issues facing the Alliance after Lisbon. This event features an opening keynote address by Admiral Stavridis and a luncheon keynote by Undersecretary Flournoy.

Audio: Interview with Andrew Kuchins on Instability in the North Caucasus

mentman — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:38:55 -0400

Max Entman interviewed Andrew Kuchins, director of the Russia and Eurasia program, about the recent increase in violence and extremism in the North Caucasus region.

Audio: The August War: Two Years After

mentman — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:45:48 -0400

On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program convened a panel of experts for an event entitled “The August War: Two Years After.” The event focused on the political changes that have occurred in the Caucasus region since the August War in 2008, specifically Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, frozen conflicts in the region, and the im

Audio: The Future of the OSCE (Panel 3)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:51:49 -0400

2:00-3:30pm Panel 3: Assessing Six Months of Kazakhstan's OSCE Chair
Moderator: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation
Julie Finley, Former U.S. Ambassador to OSCE: Overall Assessment
Richard Weitz, Hudson Institute: Kyrgyzstan
Vladimir Socor, Jamestown Foundation: Unresolved Conflicts

Audio: The Future of the OSCE (Keynote)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:48:49 -0400

Conference Agenda

The Future of the OSCE
July 23, 2010

1:00-1:50pm: Lunch Keynote
Keynote Speaker: OSCE's Role for Eurasian Security

Audio: The Future of the OSCE (Panel 2)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:46:30 -0400

Conference Agenda

The Future of the OSCE
July 23, 2010

Audio: The Future of the OSCE (Intro and Panel 1)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:39:04 -0400

Conference Agenda

The Future of the OSCE
July 23, 2010

8:30-9:00am Registration

9:00am Introductions:
Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Erlan Idrissov, Embassy of Kazakhstan

Audio: Interview with Andrew Kuchins on "The Key to Success in Afghanistan"

mentman — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:11:46 -0400

Max Entman interviewed Andrew Kuchins, director of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia program, about his recently released report titled "The Key to Success in Afghanistan: a Modern Silk Road Strategy."

Audio: The Caucasian Region: Old Tensions and New Geopolitical Design

ian — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:38:45 -0400

On Tuesday, July 6, 2010, CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program Visiting Fellow Sergey Markedonov gave a presentation entitled “The Caucasian Region: Old Tensions and New Geopolitical Design,” outlining the political changes that have occurred in the Caucasus region, specifically Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Chechnya, following the August war of 2008.

Audio: Russian Politics: A Chance for Change?

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:29:52 -0400

On Wednesday, June 30, 2010 CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program hosted Vladimir Milov, leader of the “Democratic Choice” Movement in Russia to discuss the sources, processes, and the prospects of change for Russia in his presentation, “Russian Politics: A Chance for Change.” Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Progra

Audio: U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Cooperation (Russian and English)

ian — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:44:45 -0400

The CSIS Transnational Threats Project and Russia and Eurasia Program hosted a discussion on: