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Stephen Sestanovich

George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Expertise

Russia and the former Soviet Union; Caucasus and Central Asia; U.S. foreign policy.

Programs

Europe Program

CFR Events

Roundtable Meeting

The Iron Curtain and Beyond: Eastern Europe in the Cold War and Today

Speaker:

Anne Applebaum, Columnist, Washington Post and Slate

Presider:

Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
November 27, 2012

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Russia Update

Panelists:

Masha Gessen, Author, The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin , Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Drew J. Guff, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company L.P.
March 2, 2012 1:00-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Meeting

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

Russia Update

Panelists:

Masha Gessen, Author, The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin , Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Drew J. Guff, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company L.P.
March 2, 2012 1:00-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Meeting

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

Russia: Politics, Protests, and the Presidential Election

Speakers:

Leon Aron, Resident Scholar and Director of Russian Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., Member, Federal Council, Solidarity Democratic Movement (Russia); Former Duma Candidate, Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Post
February 29, 2012 12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Meeting

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

Russia: Politics, Protests, and the Presidential Election

Speakers:

Leon Aron, Resident Scholar and Director of Russian Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., Member, Federal Council, Solidarity Democratic Movement (Russia); Former Duma Candidate, Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Post
February 29, 2012 12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch Reception
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Meeting

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Academic Conference Call

Russia's Upcoming Election

Speaker:

Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 22, 2012 12:00-1:00 p.m. - (ET)

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Corporate Meeting

Why the Russian Protests Matter

Speaker:

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

Moderator:

Anya Schmemann, Director, Task Force Program, Council on Foreign Relations
December 14, 2011 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Conference Call

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Conference Panel Session

CFR Symposium on NATO at 60, Panel Two: NATO, Russia, and the Near Abroad

Speakers:

Victoria Nuland, National Defense University, Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Konstantin Remchukov, Nezavisimaya Gazeta Newspaper

Moderator:

Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations
February 26, 2009 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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Symposium

Symposium on Russian-American Relations, Session Two: Russian Foreign Policy

Speakers:

Fedor Lukyanov, Editor in Chief, Russia in Global Affairs, Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Celeste A. Wallander, Professor, School of International Service, American University
January 22, 2009

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General Meeting ⁄ Washington

Negotiating Iran from the European and Russian Perspectives

Speakers:

Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow and Director for Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider:

Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
May 25, 2006

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General Meeting ⁄ New York

U.S. Policy Toward Russia

Speakers:

John Edwards, Former U.S. Senator, Vice Presidential Candidate and Task Force Co-Chair, Jack Kemp, Founder and Chairman, Kemp Partners and Task Force Co-Chair, Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations and Task Force Project Director

Presider:

David Remnick, Editor, The New Yorker
March 7, 2006

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