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Subject: Heritage lecture: Flawed Succession: Russia’s
Power Transfer Crises
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006
From: "Ariel Cohen" <ariel.cohen@heritage.org>
The Heritage Foundation Cordially Invites You
Flawed Succession: Russia’s Power Transfer Crises
Featuring
Professor Uri Ra’anan
Director, Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy, Boston
University, and Editor of Flawed Succession
Stephen J. Blank, Ph.D.
Research Professor of National Security Affairs, Strategic Studies Institute,
U.S. Army War College, and a Contributor to Flawed Succession
Hosted by
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy
Security, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The
Heritage Foundation
In Flawed Succession, Professor Uri Ra’anan and his authoritative contributors analyze the state of Russia’s power transfer crises through time. In four key successions after Stalin’s death, throughout Khrushchev’s primacy, during the implosion of the USSR, and with Putin’s ascent to power they take aim at Russia's unpredictable leadership changes and consequent crises that result from the absence of a mechanism for legitimate succession. The uncertain and precarious nature of power transfer in Russia and its lack of a transparent, consistently implemented, non-arbitrary mechanism for succession has rendered incumbents unsure of the duration of their ascendancy, vulnerable to putative successors, and resistant to putting aside the politics of personal power in consideration of the long-term interests of the country. Shedding new light on Russia's systematic flaw and resulting instability, Flawed Succession is essential for practitioners and students of policy, especially as Russia reemerges as an international power and Putin shows disconcerting tendencies to revert to authoritarian and imperial habits.
In addition to Stephen Blank, contributors include Dr. Robert Conquest and Dr. John Dunlop (both of the Hoover Institution), and Professor Carl Linden (George Washington University). Copies of Flawed Succession: Russia’s Power Transfer Crises will be available for purchase.
Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:00 p.m.
The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium
Light Refreshments Provided
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