Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program for lunch and a lecture by Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). He will discuss “The Fourth Term: What does Vladimir Putin have in stock for the world?” and answer questions about Russian foreign policy. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite.

Andrey Kortunov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relaitons (MGIMO University) in 1979 and completed his postgraduate studies at the Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1982. He holds a PhD in History. Dr. Kortunov completed internships at the Soviet embassies in London and Washington, and at the Permanent Delegation of the USSR to the UN. In 1982–1995, Dr. Kortunov held various positions in the Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies, including Deputy Director. He taught at universities around the world, including the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, he led several public organizations involved in higher education, social sciences and social development, such as the Moscow Public Science Foundation (1993–2001); the Information, Scholarship, Education Center (2002–2017); and the New Eurasia Foundation, (2004–2017). Dr. Kortunov has been the President of the New Development Technologies Autonomous Non-profit Organization since 2015. Since 2011, Andrey Kortunov has been the Director General of RIAC. He is a member of expert and supervisory committees and boards of trustees of several Russian and international organizations. His academic interests include contemporary international relations and Russian foreign policy.