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'''Date:''' August 21st, 2020 at 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events
'''Co-hosted by:''' Russia Strategic Initiative, Chatham House & Eastern Advisory Group

=== Link to Video Recording ===
*Recording will be made available soon.*

=== Connection Instructions ===
Using the registration link, register for the event ahead of time. Webex will send a message with a link 15 minutes before the event. When joining, especially for government attendees, click "Join by browser" which is under the "Join Now" button in blue. The blue button will open the desktop application, which isn't possible on government computers.

=== Format ===
The panelists each presented for 15 minutes followed by 20 minutes of panelist discussion on economic viability, with the remaining 30 minutes dedicated to Q&A.

=== Agenda ===

==== 1500-1545 CEST / 0900-0945 EST ====
'''Presentation on Russia's Central Asian Goals and Economic Capabilities'''

The panel provided an overview of Russia's relations with the Eastern Partnership and Central Asian countries since 1991 and its current policies towards them. It focused on Moscow's strategy and goals in these countries, as well as the main vectors of its influence: elite interconnection, minorities, regional conflicts and security, media etc. The panel also analyzed the depth of Russia's economic integration with these countries and the extent of their economic dependence on Russia.

==== 1545-1630 CEST / 0945-1030 EST ====
'''Question & Answer Session'''

=== Panelists ===

==== Annette Bohr ====
[[File:Photo_Annette_Bohr.jpg|thumb|200px|Annette Bohr]]
'''Title:''' Associate Fellow
'''Affiliation:''' Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

Annette Bohr has more than 30 years' experience as an analyst of Central Asia, specializing in the domestic, energy and foreign policies of the region. She regularly advises corporate investors and has prepared briefings for international financial institutions, oil and gas companies, and government departments. She is the author of numerous publications including ''Turkmenistan: Power, Politics and Petro-Authoritarianism'' and ''Kazakhstan: Tested by Transition.'' She holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Cambridge and Harvard University.

==== Anaïs Marin ====
[[File:Photo_Anais_Marin.jpg|thumb|200px|Anaïs Marin]]
'''Title:''' Consultant on Belarus; Associate Fellow
'''Affiliation:''' Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

Anaïs Marin is an independent Belarus expert and IR scholar specializing in post-Soviet Eurasia. Since 2014 she has been investigating the foreign policy of authoritarian regimes ("dictaplomacy"). Her current research focuses on how Russian "sharp power" impacts European democracy and regional security. In 2018 she was appointed UN special rapporteur on human rights in Belarus. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. from Sciences Po Paris/CERI.

==== Richard Connolly, Ph.D. ====
[[File:Photo_Richard_Connolly.jpg|thumb|200px|Dr. Richard Connolly]]
'''Title:''' Director; Senior Lecturer
'''Affiliation:''' Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham

Richard Connolly specializes in the political economy of Russia and Eurasia, with research focus on Russia's energy, defense and high-technology sectors. He is an associate fellow at Chatham House, visiting professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and editor of ''Post-Communist Economies.'' His most recent work is ''Russia's Response to Sanctions'' (Cambridge University Press, 2018).

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

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