Roundtable on Russian Nationalism and Foreign Policy

Roundtable

Roundtable on Russian Nationalism and Foreign Policy

Director:	Astrid S. Tuminez

December 1, 1999 - June 1, 2000

This roundtable focuses on the evolution of Russian nationalism, especially in the context of the 1999 Duma elections and the June 2000 presidential elections. What definitions of Russian national identity and national mission will dominate Russian political discourse, and how will this discourse define the role of the United States or the collective "West" in Russia’s further evolution? To what extent do Russian nationalist ideas influence, and to what extent are they influenced by, the relationship between ethnic Russians and non-Russians in the Russian Federation? Is nationalism ehlping to stabilize or destabilize center-periphery relations in Rusia? Finally, the roundtable assesses the impact of nationalism on specific areas of U.S.-Russian relations and explores the influence of western policies on the empowerment of benign or more aggressive strands of nationalism in Russia. Contact: Leonardo Arriola, 212-434-9683, larriola@cfr.org

Meetings

Russia, Rogues and Rising Powers

Roundtable Meeting

April 29, 2002

Speakers:	Stephen Sestanovich, Columbia University
	Robert H. Legvold

Contact: Christine Evans at 202-518-3421 or cevans@cfr.org

Putin and Russia's neighborhood

Roundtable Meeting

April 3, 2002

Presider:	Stephen Sestanovich
Panelist:	Robert H. Legvold, Columbia University
Speaker:	Mark Medish, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld

Contact: Christine Evans at 202-518-3421 or cevans@cfr.org

Putin’s Security Policy

Roundtable Meeting

June 12, 2001

Presider:	Astrid S. Tuminez
Speaker:	Celeste A. Wallander

Contact: Leo Arriola 212-434-9683 or larriola@cfr.org

Russian Nationalism and Democracy: Can Opposites Attract?

Roundtable Meeting

February 21, 2001

Presider:	Astrid S. Tuminez, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Nicolai N. Petro, The University of Rhode Island

Dr. Nicolai N. Petro will discuss the potential power of nationalist forces in a democratic Russia. Dr. Petro is an associate professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, and has written widely on Russia’s political evolution. His most recent works are The Rebirth of Russian Democracy: An Interpretation of Political Culture and Russian Foreign Policy: From Empire to Nation-State, which he co-authored with Alvin Z. Rubinstein.

Dr. Petro was the founding director of the Center for Contemporary Russian Studies (now the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1986, and has taught at the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania. As an International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations in 1989-90, he served as a special assistant for policy in the Office of Soviet Union Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In 1997, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Novgorod State University for “great merits in the development of the University and an outstanding contribution to the Science, Culture and Education of the Land of Novgorod.” He is presently working on a book about the Novgorod region.

Putin’s Russia: Consolidating the State?

Roundtable Meeting

November 27, 2000

Presider:	Astrid S. Tuminez, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Kathryn Stoner, Princeton University
	Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University

Russian Nationalism Since 1856: Ideology and the Making of Foreign Policy

Roundtable Meeting

October 5, 2000

Speaker:	Astrid S. Tuminez

Contact: Leo Arriola 212-434-9683 or larriola@cfr.org

How will Putin's nationalist rhetoric translate into Russian policy? Does his moderate nationalism favor the consolidation of political and economic reform? Or, will it lead to a more hostile stance against the outside world?

Dr. Tuminez will examine these issues as she presents her recently published book, Russian Nationalism Since 1856: Ideology and the Making of Foreign Policy, which examines the historical impact of nationalism on the country's domestic politics and foreign policy.

Cultural Contradictions of Post-Communism: Why Liberal Reforms Did Not Succeed in Russia?

Roundtable Meeting

May 9, 2000

Panelists:	Walter Russell Mead, Senior Fellow, U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
	Astrid S. Tuminez, Adjunct Next Generation Fellow, Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Nina Khrushcheva, Director of Special Projects, East-West Institute, World Policy Institute, New School University, New York

Contact: Laurence Reszetar 212-434-9539 or ireszetar@cfr.org

Nationalism and Russian National Security Policy Under Putin

Roundtable Meeting

April 20, 2000

Presider:	Astrid S. Tuminez, Adjunct Next Generation Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Mark Kramer, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies

Untangling Nationalism, Regionalism, and Separatism in Russia

Roundtable Meeting

March 16, 2000

Presider:	David C. Speedie, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Panelist:	Astrid S. Tuminez, Adjunct Next Generation Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker:	Steven L. Solnick, Columbia University

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Roundtable

Roundtable on Russian Nationalism and Foreign Policy

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New Council Special Reports

Deterring State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism

China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security

David Rockefeller Studies Program Contacts