View source for RSI Connect: Prospects of Strategic Stability with Russia

'''Date:''' October 14th, 2021 at 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EDT  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  

=== Link to Video Recording ===
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2b0e844a2da5545ab1f04504fa502e81 Link to Recording]  

=== Details ===
RSI hosted a discussion with Michael Albertson, Anya Fink, Rose Gottemoeller, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the prospects of strategic stability with Russia.  

The event explored key issues related to arms control, deterrence, and evolving security challenges in U.S.-Russia relations.

=== Format ===
Each panelist presented for 5-7 minutes followed by guided discussion and 30 minutes of Q&A.

=== Agenda ===
* 1600-1640 CEST / 1000-1040 EDT: Panelist Remarks  
* 1640-1700 CEST / 1040-1100 EDT: Guided Discussion  
* 1700-1730 CEST / 1100-1130 EDT: Question & Answer Session  

=== Biographies ===

==== Michael Albertson ====
[[File:Photo_Michael_Albertson.jpg|thumb|200px|Michael Albertson]]  
'''Title:''' Deputy Director  
'''Affiliation:''' Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Michael Albertson specializes in deterrence and arms control-related portfolios. He has served in various roles in the federal government, including as a senior policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and as a team lead in the Department of State’s Office of Strategic Stability and Deterrence Affairs. He holds an M.A. in security policy studies from George Washington University.

==== Anya Fink ====
[[File:Photo_Anya_Fink.jpg|thumb|200px|Anya Fink]]  
'''Title:''' Research Scientist  
'''Affiliation:''' Russia Studies Program, CNA  

Anya Loukianova Fink focuses on Russian strategy, deterrence concepts, and military innovation. She has worked as a fellow in the U.S. Senate and as a postdoc at the RAND Corporation. She holds a PhD in international security and economic policy from the University of Maryland and has native fluency in Russian.

==== Rose Gottemoeller ====
[[File:Photo_Rose_Gottemoeller.jpg|thumb|200px|Rose Gottemoeller]]  
'''Title:''' Steven C. Házy Lecturer  
'''Affiliation:''' Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University  

Rose Gottemoeller is a former Deputy Secretary General of NATO and chief U.S. negotiator of the New START Treaty with Russia. She has extensive experience in arms control, nonproliferation, and political-military affairs. She is the author of ''Negotiating the New START Treaty'' and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.

==== Andrea Kendall-Taylor ====
[[File:Photo_Andrea_Kendall-Taylor.jpg|thumb|200px|Andrea Kendall-Taylor]]  
'''Title:''' Senior Fellow and Director  
'''Affiliation:''' Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)  

Andrea Kendall-Taylor specializes in Russia, authoritarianism, and threats to democracy. She previously served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council and as a senior analyst at the CIA. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA.

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