WATCH: Assessing Russian Policy in the 21st Century
Assessing Russian Policy in the 21st Century
With Pavel K. Baev, Dimitar Bechev, and Martha Brill Olcott
Moderated by Thomas Graham
February 17, 2022
Tensions are at an all time high in Eastern Europe and beyond, as Russian forces gather en masse along the Ukrainian border while NATO allies reinforce their own positions in the region. As the international community attempts to avoid war, how can the U.S. rely on diplomacy to deter a Russian invasion? And what is Russia’s ultimate strategy in the 21st century?
Featured Panelists:
Pavel K. Baev
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe,
Brookings Institution
Dimitar Bechev
Lecturer, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA)
University of Oxford
Martha Brill Olcott
Former Senior Associate, Russia and Eurasia Program and Co-Director,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Thomas Graham
Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Former Senior Director for Russia, National Security Council