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'''Date:''' May 20th, 2021 at 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events

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

=== Details ===
RSI partnered with Dr. Jānis Bērziņš, Dr. Oscar Jonsson, Dr. Bettina Renz, and Dr. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard to explore the "Russian Way of War." Each scholar has recently written a thought-provoking book or essay on how the Russian military is adapting to change and engaging competition globally. This event featured an important and dynamic conversation.

=== Agenda ===
* Presentations:
* Dr. Jānis Bērziņš - Director, Center for Security and Strategic Research, National Defense Academy of Latvia
* Dr. Oscar Jonsson - Academic Director, Center for the Governance of Change, IE University, Spain
* Dr. Bettina Renz - Professor of International Security, University of Nottingham
* Dr. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard - Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo
* Moderated Discussion
* Question & Answer Session

=== Biographies ===

==== Panelist: Oscar Jonsson ====
[[File:Photo_Oscar_Jonsson.jpg|thumb|200px|Oscar Jonsson]]
'''Title:''' Academic Director
'''Affiliation:''' Center for the Governance of Change, IE University, Spain

Dr. Oscar Jonsson is Academic Director for the Center for the Governance of Change. His research focuses on the impact of emerging technologies on modern statecraft and conflict, particularly Russian modern warfare. He is the author of ''The Russian Understanding of War'' (Georgetown University Press), which was a finalist for the Association of American Publisher’s award for scholarly and professional excellence in social sciences (2020).

==== Panelist: Bettina Renz ====
[[File:Photo_Bettina_Renz.jpg|thumb|200px|Bettina Renz]]
'''Title:''' Professor of International Security
'''Affiliation:''' University of Nottingham

Dr. Bettina Renz specializes in Russian security and defense policy in the post-Cold War era. She is the author of ''Russia's Military Revival'' (2018) and has published widely on military reforms, strategic thinking, and civil-military relations. She has lectured internationally and collaborated with military practitioners.

==== Panelist: Kristin Ven Bruusgaard ====
[[File:Photo_Kristin_Ven_Bruusgaard.jpg|thumb|200px|Kristin Ven Bruusgaard]]
'''Title:''' Assistant Professor of Political Science
'''Affiliation:''' University of Oslo

Dr. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard focuses on nuclear and conventional military strategy, nuclear deterrence, and crisis dynamics, with an emphasis on Russian strategy and European security. She is a certified language officer in the Norwegian Army and has published extensively in journals such as ''Security Dialogue'' and ''Journal of Strategic Studies.''

==== Panelist: Jānis Bērziņš ====
[[File:Photo_Janis_Berzins.jpg|thumb|200px|Jānis Bērziņš]]
'''Title:''' Director
'''Affiliation:''' Center for Security and Strategic Research, National Defense Academy of Latvia

Dr. Jānis Bērziņš specializes in Russian military thought and operational realities, including hybrid and conventional warfare. He has lectured globally and advised governments and defense institutions on strategic communications, influence, and psychological operations.

=== Additional Resources ===
* '''[[Main Page#Calendar|Current Calendar]]'''
* '''[[RSI Research|All RSI Research]]'''

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