Russian-American Relations Symposium: Session Two: Russian Foreign Policy
Watch experts give insight into Russian foreign policy including the recent energy conflict and Russia's actions in the Caucasus region.
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, Visiting Associate Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
January 22, 2009
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on Russian-American Relations, which was made possible through the generous support of BP.
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