View source for Russia's Reassertion in the Asia-Pacific

'''Date:''' July 14th & 16th, 2020  
'''Times:''' 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST & 21:00 CEST / 09:00 HST  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  
'''Co-hosted by:''' Russia Strategic Initiative and Chatham House  

=== Link to Video Recording ===
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/ldr.php?RCID=cf2cd89362013f355fb7b7743fe65949 Link to Video Recording]  
'''Recording Password:''' CJeGbFJK633  

=== Connection Instructions ===
Webex can be viewed either in a browser or by downloading the application.

=== Format ===
Each panelist presented for approximately 20 minutes followed by 45 minutes of Q&A.

=== Agenda ===

==== July 14th: Russia's Diplomatic, Soft Power and Economic Policy Outreach in the Asia-Pacific ====
'''15:00-15:45 CEST / 09:00-09:45 EST & 21:00-21:45 CEST / 09:00-09:45 HST'''  

Key questions addressed:  
* Was/is Moscow's 'pivot' to Asia real?  
* What are Russia's real non-military interests in the Asia-Pacific?  
* What are the Kremlin's objectives in the region: geopolitical balancing, undermining US influence, etc.?  
* Relations with China: flourishing to the extent we should worry, or doomed?  

'''15:45-16:30 CEST / 09:45-10:30 EST & 21:45-22:30 CEST / 09:45-10:30 HST'''  
Question and Answer Session

==== July 16th: Russia's Defence and Security Posture in the Asia-Pacific ====
'''15:00-15:45 CEST / 09:00-09:45 EST & 21:00-21:45 CEST / 09:00-09:45 HST'''  

Key questions addressed:  
* How should we assess Russia's current power projection and military posture? (notably towards US deployments, Japan and Kuril Islands, etc.)  
* What does Moscow claim its national security interests are in the Asia-Pacific? (Arctic, Russian Far East, Chinese inroads, etc.). To what extent can they be considered legitimate?  
* What is Russia's role in regional security architecture?  
* How worried do we need to be? Is this a first-order problem? Can anything be done?  

'''15:45-16:30 CEST / 09:45-10:30 EST & 21:45-22:30 CEST / 09:45-10:30 HST'''  
Question and Answer Session

=== Panelists ===

==== Bobo Lo, Ph.D. ====
[[File:Photo_Bobo_Lo.jpg|thumb|200px|Bobo Lo]]  
'''Title:''' Independent Analyst; Associate Research Fellow  
'''Affiliation:''' Russia/NIS Center, French Institute for International Relations (IFRI)  

Bobo Lo specializes in Russian foreign and security policy, with a focus on Sino-Russian relations. He was previously Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House and Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow. He is the author of ''Russia and the New World Disorder'' and ''A Wary Embrace: What the China-Russia Relationship Means for the World.'' He holds an M.A. from Oxford and a Ph.D. from Melbourne University.

==== Maria Shagina, Ph.D. ====
[[File:Photo_Maria_Shagina.jpg|thumb|200px|Maria Shagina]]  
'''Title:''' CEES Postdoctoral Fellow  
'''Affiliation:''' Center for Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich  

Maria Shagina was previously a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Ritsumeikan University, Japan, and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham. She is also affiliated with the Geneva International Sanctions Network. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

==== Pavel Baev ====
[[File:Photo_Pavel_Baev.jpg|thumb|200px|Pavel Baev]]  
'''Title:''' Research Professor  
'''Affiliation:''' Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)  

Pavel Baev specializes in Russian military reform, Russia's conflict management in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and energy interests in Russia's foreign and security policies. He has published extensively on Russian military posture, Russian-European relations, and peacekeeping. He has a weekly column in the ''Eurasia Daily Monitor'' and authors the blog ''Arctic Politics and Russia's Ambitions.''

==== Mathieu Boulègue ====
[[File:Photo_Mathieu_Boulegue.jpg|thumb|200px|Mathieu Boulègue]]  
'''Title:''' Research Fellow  
'''Affiliation:''' Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House  

Mathieu Boulègue specializes in Eurasian security and defense issues as well as Russia's domestic and foreign policy. Before joining Chatham House, he was director of Eurasian affairs at AESMA consultancy. He graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse and holds an M.A. in International Conflict Studies from King's College London.

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