Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election on March 5, 2012 with almost 64 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Charging violations at the polls, protestors rallied in downtown Moscow. Listen to CFR senior fellows Charles Kupchan and Stephen Sestanovich discuss the outcome of the elections, Russia's future, and U.S.-Russia relations.

This is a Council on Foreign Relations media call on the upcoming NATO 60th anniversary Summit.  The meetings on April 3rd and 4th come right after the Group of 20 summit in London on the global financial crisis and that could suck some of the oxygen from the summitry in Strasburg and Kehl, but at the same time there are existential questions building for the alliance -- in particular, what is its role going to be in Afghanistan?

International relations experts Charles Kupchan, Steven Walt, and Ole Waever discuss the role of NATO in the international system as part of the Council on Foreign Relations' NATO at 60 Symposium.

A transcription of the opening remarks made by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski at the Council on Foreign Relations "Nato At 60" Symposium

A CFR conference call on the Russia/Georgia conflict.

Stephen R. Sestanovich and Charles A. Kupchan discuss the state of the upcoming Russian elections and what the results might mean for the future.

Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.

CFR Senior Fellows Charles A. Kupchan, Stephen Sestanovich, and Gene B. Sperling brief the press on the upcoming G8 Summit.

Charles Kupchan, Stephen Sestanovich, and Ray Takeyh discuss the motivations of Europe, Russia, the United States, and Iran to negotiate Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Europe is interested in seeking consensus and unity for peace, while Russia seeks to “redeem” a rogue state and bolster its own status. The United States wants to prevent a nuclear Iran at all costs, and Iran desires recognition of its power and culture.