What drives Russian foreign policy? Please join the Fletcher Eurasia Club for a lunch conversation with Professor Igor Istomin of MGIMO University, who will analyze the logic of Russia’s behavior in international politics and discuss the current state of U.S.-Russia relations. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite.

Igor A. Istomin is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Applied Analysis of International Issues at MGIMO University. He holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from MGIMO University as well as an undergraduate degree from Saint Petersburg State University. Istomin teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in methods of applied analysis of international affairs. He is an executive editor at International Trends, a leading Russian academic journal. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs, Jilin University in China. Istomin is the author of more than 50 publications on U.S. foreign policy, relations in the Euro-Atlantic space and international security. His most recent book is The Logic of State Behavior in International Politics (2017). He has also prepared policy reports and papers for the Russian International Affairs Council, the Valdai Club, the Center for Strategic Research in Moscow, and the European Leadership Network.