We promote events pertaining to Russia and Eurasia that are conducted in the Boston area and online. Please check out the links below for more information about upcoming events at affiliated institutions. Scroll further to find information about upcoming external events that might be of interest to the Fletcher community.
- Russia Matters
- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University
- Ballets Russes Arts Initiative
- Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University
- WorldBoston
- Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University
- MIT Starr Forum
- Kennan Institute at Wilson Center
- Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS
- Russia and Eurasia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Eurasia Program at FPRI
- Eurasia Center at Atlantic Council
- PONARS Eurasia
- Harriman Institute of Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies at Columbia University
Greater Boston Area
Davis Center for Russia and Eurasian Studies
Book Talk: ‘When Left Moves Right’
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 4:30 PM – 6 PM ET
Maria Snegovaya’s new book — When Left Moves Right: The Decline of the Left and the Rise of the Populist Right in Postcommunist Europe — makes an original argument about the rise of populism in postcommunist Europe by focusing on the pro-market rebranding of left-wing parties. Her book argues that, as a result of this rebranding, traditional supporters of the left (working-class and other economically vulnerable groups) were eventually alienated by neoliberal economic policies and the middle-class voters newly drawn to these parties did not compensate for those losses.
Davis Center for Russia and Eurasian Studies
Iran, Türkiye, and the South Caucasus: Changing Roles
Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Both Iran and Türkiye are important regional actors in the South Caucasus, with centuries-long political, economic, and cultural ties with the region. Internal dynamics in the South Caucasus in recent years, and major geopolitical events such as the wars in Ukraine and Middle East, create new strategic realities with implications for all the actors involved. Our guest speakers will discuss Iran’s and Türkiye’s interests in the South Caucasus. What are their political and economic perspectives on the region? What are the implications for Georgia? Register here.
Online Events
Regional Information Sharing System
Is Russia losing its Influence in Central Asia
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS) is pleased to invite you to an online discussion analysing Russian influence and presence in Central Asia since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022. In light of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, Moscow’s global influence has been shrinking. Russia has always had a significant interest in Central Asia and has viewed itself as a dominant power in the region. The Russian President Vladimir Putin has traditionally considered Central Asia to fall within its so-called sphere of influence and regularly exerted pressure on the leaders of Central Asian states. Yet, Russia’s war against Ukraine has significantly affected Moscow’s image in the region against the background of China’s rising ambitions. This online discussion with experts is aiming to address key questions to analyse to what extent Russia’s economic, political and security posture has changed in the region since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Evaluating the West’s Ukraine Strategy in 2024: A Conversation With Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
The West’s strategy to defeat Russian aggression is at a turning point. Delays in U.S. military aid have eroded Ukraine’s battlefield position. Russia’s defense industrial ramp-up outpaces that of the United States and Europe. As the NATO summit in Washington approaches, what is the West’s long-term vision for Ukraine’s security? And when it comes to vital economic support, what can European leaders do to compensate for uncertain American aid and to ensure that escalating agricultural protests do not threaten Ukraine’s economic lifelines? The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is pleased to host Olha Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, for a special conversation on these and other issues. Register here.
Hoover Institution
The History Working Group presents The Historical Role and Legacies of Cold War’s Non-Alignment featuring Jovan Čavoški, PhD
Friday, March 8, 2024 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
During the Cold War decades global non-alignment and the subsequent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as its institutional expression were one of the major historical occurrences of that era, an alternative undertaking transcending nations, regions, continents, one vociferously speaking on behalf of world’s underrepresented majority, standing right at the crossroads of both East-West and North-South conflicts that largely marked political currents of that period. Therefore, in such light, this lecture, relying on different research results, will try to analyse the historical role and lessons of Cold War non-alignment and what still remains quite relevant for the world at large today.
MIT Center for International Studies
Starr Forum | The war in Ukraine: Insights at year three
Monday, March 11, 2024 | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET
Panelists for this event are Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky and Michael Kofman. Adamsky is a professor at the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University, Israel. His 2023 book is “The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War.” Kofman is the director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He specializes in the Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities and strategy. The co-chairs are MIT’s Dr Carol Saivetz and Professor Elizabeth Wood. Register here.