View source for RSI Connect: Russian Force Reconstitution: Requirements and Prospects

'''Date:''' August 18th, 2022 at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EDT  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  

=== Link to Video Recording ===
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=8a81d22e60b95d8cee506df833695da8 Link to Video Recording]  

=== Details ===
RSI will be joined by Richard Connolly, Janis Kluge (SWP, Berlin), and Maria Shagina (IISS, London) to discuss the requirements and prospects for the Russian defense industry as an outcome of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

=== Biographies ===

==== Richard Connolly ====
[[File:Photo_Richard_Connolly.jpg|thumb|200px|Richard Connolly]]  
'''Title:''' Director  
'''Affiliation:''' Eastern Advisory Group; Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)  

Dr. Richard Connolly is the director of the consultancy Eastern Advisory Group and an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He was previously director of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Birmingham and an associate fellow on the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House. 

His most recent books are ''Russia’s Response to Sanctions,'' published by Cambridge University Press in 2018, and ''The Very Short Introduction to the Russian Economy,'' published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

==== Janis Kluge ====
[[File:Photo_Janis_Kluge.jpg|thumb|200px|Janis Kluge]]  
'''Title:''' Senior Associate  
'''Affiliation:''' German Institute for International Affairs (SWP), Berlin  

Dr. Janis Kluge is a Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, Germany, where he advises the German government and the Bundestag on foreign policy matters. His research focuses on Russia’s economic development, domestic policy, and sanctions. 

Dr. Kluge is a frequent commentator on international media, including ''Bloomberg,'' ''CNN,'' ''The Economist,'' ''The New York Times,'' and ''The Wall Street Journal.'' He is also a partner in the RUSECOPOL research project led by the Norwegian Institute of Defence Studies and a coordinator of the EU-Russia expert network.

==== Maria Shagina ====
[[File:Photo_Maria_Shagina.jpg|thumb|200px|Maria Shagina]]  
'''Title:''' Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy  
'''Affiliation:''' International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)  

Maria Shagina is a Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards, and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). She has held numerous prestigious fellowships, including from the Swiss Government, Swiss National Science Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Open Society Institute, and DAAD. 

Maria has written extensively on Western sanctions against Russia, energy security in Eurasia, and Russia's political economy and foreign policy. Her research has been cited in ''The New York Times,'' ''The Washington Post,'' ''The Financial Times,'' ''BBC,'' ''CNN,'' ''Bloomberg,'' ''Foreign Policy,'' and ''The Guardian.'' Maria holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Lucerne (Switzerland).

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