Russia and the West: An Historical Perspective

Oct. 25, 2017, 1:00pm
1777 F Street, NW Washington, DC

Join the Council on Foreign Relations for a panel discussion of how historical events in the past century continue to influence the relationship between the Kremlin and the White House.

Panelists discuss the history of Russian foreign policy, and how themes seen through the last century of Russia’s relationship with the West might affect present and future U.S.-Russia relations.

This meeting is the 2017 "Russia and Russian-American Relations Lecture."

Speakers:

Stephen Sestanovich, Presider, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Anne Applebaum, Columnist, Washington Post

Thomas Graham, Managing Director, Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Stephen Kotkin, John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University