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25 Years since the Fall of the USSR:
Where is Eurasia Headed?

Thursday, January 26, 2017
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Union League of Philadelphia

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December 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. Yet we face a region that is more unsettled than at any time since the Soviet collapse. The Kremlin’s aggressive behavior in Ukraine and military tactics in the Baltic Sea are causing increasing concern among Western defense officials. The region’s economies, many of which are tied to the price of oil or depend on Russia, are in deep recessions. With only several exceptions, most governments in the region have slumped into sclerotic authoritarianism. Much like a quarter century ago, the uncertainties in the Eurasia region today pose steep challenges—and offer compelling opportunities—to the United States and its European allies. This half-day event will feature FPRI’s own Eurasia scholars, showcasing their expertise on security, energy, economics, culture, and geopolitics of post-communist Europe and Eurasia.

Conference Agenda
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Registration - 1:00 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction - 1:15 p.m.

Edward A. Turzanski 
John Templeton Fellow
Foreign Policy Research Institute
&
Vice President
Union League of Philadelphia

John R. Haines
Co-Director, Eurasia Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Adrian A. Basora
Co-Director, Eurasia Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Panel I: Energy Politics of the Eurasia Region - 1:30 p.m.

John R. Haines
Co-Director, Eurasia Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Anna Mikulska
Fellow
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Steven Kopits
Managing Director
Princeton Energy Advisors

R. Daniel Kelemen
Professor of Political Science and
Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics
Rutgers University

Moderated by
Chris Miller
Fellow 
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Panel II: “Sphere of Influence” Politics: Europe vs. Russia - 3:00 p.m.

Stephen Blank
Senior Fellow
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Melinda Haring
Fellow
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Mitchell Orenstein
Senior Fellow
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Nelli Babayan
Fellow
Transatlantic Academy

Moderated by
Adrian A. Basora
Co-Director, Eurasia Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Keynote Speech - 4:30 p.m.

delivered by

Ambassador James Collins
Senior Fellow
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
&
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia

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