January 2020
James Warlick: Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in Eurasia
Please join the Fletcher Eurasia Club and the Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy for a lunch conversation with Ambassador James Warlick about the political role of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Eurasia, regional conflicts, and U.S. foreign policy in the Balkans. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite. Lunch will be provided. James Warlick is Managing Director of Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev, and Partners office in Washington, D.C. responsible for U.S. and international clients, development of strategic client relationships,…
Find out more »Rachel Applebaum: Empire of Friends: Soviet Power and Socialist Internationalism in Cold War Czechoslovakia
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts University is hosting a book talk with Tufts’ Assistant Professor Rachel Applebaum (History) over her latest book, Empire of Friends: Soviet Power and Socialist Internationalism in Cold War Czechoslovakia (2019). The familiar story of Soviet power in Cold War Eastern Europe focuses on political repression and military force. But in Empire of Friends, Rachel Applebaum shows how the Soviet Union simultaneously promoted a policy of transnational friendship with its Eastern Bloc satellites to create…
Find out more »Andrea Kendall-Taylor: Democratic Decline and the Evolution of Autocracy
Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School for a lunch conversation with Andrea Kendall-Taylor about the evolution of autocracy and democratic decline in Europe and Eurasia. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite. Lunch will be provided. Andrea Kendall-Taylor is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, focusing on Russia, populism and threats to democracy, and the state of the Transatlantic alliance. Previously she was…
Find out more »February 2020
Thomas Pickering: U.S.-Russia Relations: What Can We Do About It?
Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School for a conversation with Ambassador Thomas Pickering about the current state of U.S.-Russia relations. The event will be followed by a reception in the Hall of Flags. Refreshments will be provided. Thomas Pickering has served as Vice Chairman of Hills and Company since 2016. He served as the U.S. Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations in New York under President George H.W. Bush. Pickering led the U.S. effort…
Find out more »Robert Scher: The New Eurasia Energy Landscape
Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program and the Energy and Environment Club at The Fletcher School for a lunch conversation with Robert Scher of BP America. He will discuss the new dynamics of pipeline politics in Eurasia. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite. Lunch will be provided. The Honorable Robert M. Scher is the Head of International Affairs for BP America. In this position, Bob tracks and analyses U.S. foreign policy as it affects BP’s businesses around the…
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