Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009
Subject: RIA Novosti video conference 03/26 [in Washington, with video hook-up with Moscow, featuring Thielmann, Jensen, Sieff, Safranchyuk, Goltz, Babaeva]
From: RIA Novosti Washington <novosti.dc@gmail.com>
Russian News & Information Agency
1706 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC
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New Security Architecture: what s the role of Russia?
Video conference Washington - Moscow
Thursday, March 26, 9:00 a.m., 1706 18 St, Washington, DC 20009
Participants
From Washington, DC
Greg Thielmann
Senior Fellow, Arms Control Association
Don Jensen
Resident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS, Johns Hopkins
University
Martin Sieff
Defense Industry Editor, United Press International
From Moscow
Alexander Sharavin
Director, Institution for Political and Military Analysis
Ivan Safranchyuk
Moscow State University of International Relations, former Moscow director for
CDI
Alexander Goltz
Military analyst, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, the Weekly Journal
Moderator: Svetlana Babaeva, RIA Novosti Bureau Chief
When:
Thursday, March 26,
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast Reception
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Discussion
Where:
RIA Novosti bureau
1706 18th Street NW, Washington DC, 20009
RSVP to: novosti.dc@gmail.com
Topics for discussion:
- NATO summit: when Ukraine and Georgia may be granted with MAP; what will be the US administration policy toward CIS countries and former Soviet space?
- Afghanistan: what can, may or should suggest Russia and what would Washington expect from Moscow? Can we talk about co-operation?
- Missile defense system: it s also almost evident that the project is postponed. How this fact may affect Russian-American relations? Will it improve the relations?
- Another version: the US now talks that Russia may be included in the missile project. It is feasible?
- START. Will two countries reach a new agreement before the current expires? The future of non-proliferation.
- Two main Russia s concerns are not on the top of agenda anymore. Does that mean that we should expect a new honeymoon in US-RF relations? Are Obama and Medvedev capable to establish a truly new relationship as they declared? What results should be expect after the first bilateral meeting of two presidents next week?
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