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'''Date:''' March 31st, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EST  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  

[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/ldr.php?RCID=8310873bea8775b24c18b216e9af6cf8 Link to Video Recording]  
'''Recording Password:''' bZTzvgQm222  

=== Details ===
On Wednesday, 31 March, RSI hosted the first of a three-part series of workshops with Dr. Dima Adamsky to advance his ongoing research on the concepts and evolution of Russian thinking about strategic deterrence. The first event, ''Evolution of Russia's Views on Deterrence,'' analyzed the evolution of Russian deterrence theory, sources, and implications from its neglect during the Soviet era to its recent conceptual peak. Michael Kofman joined as a discussant to provide additional insight and critiques of the ongoing research.

=== Agenda ===
* 1500-1530 CET / 0900-0930 EST: Presentations on ''The Evolution of Russia's Views on Deterrence''  
* 1530-1600 CET / 0930-1000 EST: Question & Answer Session  

=== Read-ahead Documents ===
* [https://community.apan.org/wg/rsi/project-connect/m/documents/367016 Link to Policy Memo #1]  

=== Speaker Biographies ===

==== Dr. Dmitry Adamsky ====
[[File:Photo_Dmitry_Adamsky.jpg|thumb|200px|Dmitry Adamsky]]  
'''Title:''' Professor  
'''Affiliation:''' School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya University, Herzliya, Israel  

Dr. Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky is a Professor at the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at IDC Herzliya University, Herzliya, Israel. His research interests include international security, cultural approaches to IR, and American, Russian, and Israeli national security policies. 

He is the author of several award-winning books, including ''Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics and Strategy'' (Stanford UP), which won the 2020 ISA best book award in the category of Religion and IR.

==== Michael Kofman ====
[[File:Photo_Michael_Kofman.jpg|thumb|200px|Michael Kofman]]  
'''Title:''' Director  
'''Affiliation:''' Russia Studies Program, CNA Corporation; Global Fellow, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center  

Michael Kofman serves as Director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA and as a Fellow at the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC. His research focuses on Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in the Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. 

Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at ''War on the Rocks,'' where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military, Russian decision-making, and related foreign policy issues.

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