THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (İKV)
and
ISTANBUL POLICY CENTER (IPC)
cordially invite you to a private roundtable entitled

Reassessing Russia’s Role in Global Politics

Speakers
Fyodor Lukyanov
Editor-in-Chief, Russia in Global Affairs

Michael Reynolds
Associate Professor, Princeton University

Thursday, 20 February 2020
10:00 – 12:00

Venue: İbrahim Çağlar Meeting Hall, TOBB Plaza, Esentepe Mah. Harman Sk. No: 10 Levent Şişli İstanbul

With the West in a moment of crisis and internal tumult, Russia has become an increasingly consequential actor worldwide, making its presence felt not only in neighboring Georgia and Ukraine but also in Libya, Syria, Venezuela, and even Western democracies. At this private roundtable, two distinguished international experts will analyze Russia’s new role in global politics and discuss several crucial questions. What unique advantages does Russia have—and what limitations does it face—in its effort to project power globally? To what extent has Russia’s foreign policy succeeded in advancing the country’s influence in places from Syria to sub-Saharan Africa, and to what extent has it failed? Finally, what do recent domestic developments in Russia, such as President Vladimir Putin’s proposed constitutional reforms, mean for the trajectory of Russian foreign policy?

This event will be in English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided.

RSVP by e-mail to Ms. Yeliz Şahin at ysahin@ikv.org.tr

Fyodor Lukyanov is editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, an international relations journal; chairman of the Presidium of the Council of Foreign and Defense Policy, a Moscow-based NGO; and research director of the Valdai Discussion Club, a Moscow-based think tank and discussion forum. He is also a research professor in the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow. His research and writing focus on Russia’s foreign policy, relations with the West, and involvement in the Middle East, particularly with regard to Syria and Turkey.

Michael A. Reynolds is associate professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and director of Princeton University’s Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. He is also a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His book Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires (Cambridge University Press, 2011) was co-winner of the American Historical Association’s George Louis Beer Prize and a Financial Times book of the summer. His research areas include Ottoman and modern Middle Eastern history, Russian and Eurasian history, Turkish foreign policy, and U.S. foreign policy.