U.S. and Russian Foreign Policy: Georgia's Territorial Integrity, Chechnya's Independence and the New Cold War
Begins |
14 Nov 2008 - 4:00pm |
| Ends |
14 Nov 2008 - 6:00pm |
| Location |
6 East 16th St., Room 1009 |
Media & Culture Fall 2008 Speakers Series presents:
U.S. and Russian Foreign Policy:
Georgia's Territorial Integrity, Chechnya's Independence and the New Cold War
Friday, November 14th
4 - 6 p.m.
4 - 6 p.m.
6 East 16th Street, Room 1009
Whether or not we can see Russia from Sarah Palin's backyard, there is no doubt that this revived nation is on the rise. This year brought a new president in Dimitriy Medvedev, while, by the date of this event, U.S. voters will have elected their own, perhaps ushering in a new era. In a climate of the unresolved, even if subdued, tensions between Russia and Chechnya and following this summer's violent conflict with Georgia, increasingly a site of conflicting interests between the U.S. and Russia -- what does the future hold? What will be the impact of an Obama or McCain presidency in this region?
Join us for a discussion between Dr. Lincoln Mitchell and Tony Wood, moderated by Associate Professor Nina L. Khrushcheva.
Lincoln Mitchell is the Arnold A. Saltzman Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics at Columbia University. His writing has appeared in publications including The National Interest, Orbis, Current History, the Moscow Times, Transitions Online and the New York TimesOnline. His book, Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution, will be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 2008.
Tony Wood is the deputy editor of New Left Review, and the author of Chechnya: the Case for Independence (Verso, 2007). His writing has also appeared in publications including the London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, the Moscow Times, and Art Monthly.