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'''Date:''' August 5th, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT | '''Date:''' August 5th, 2021 & September 24, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT * | ||
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events | '''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events | ||
=== Link to Video Recording === | === Link to Video Recording === | ||
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2daf36ad357c2524c7c5f2806f8eb6ec Link to Video Recording] | Aug 5th: [https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2daf36ad357c2524c7c5f2806f8eb6ec Link to Video Recording] | ||
Sep 24: [https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=f8db61cec28ddd2fa9348e8199177ab3 Link to Video Recording] | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 19 August 2025
Date: August 5th, 2021 & September 24, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT * Platform: Cisco Webex Events
Link to Video Recording
Aug 5th: Link to Video Recording
Sep 24: Link to Video Recording
Details
RSI partnered with the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) to examine Zapad-2021 in the historical context of annual Russian military exercises since 2009.
The discussion synthesized current conversations within the Russian military and political leadership regarding Zapad-2021. The team presented ongoing research and concluded by laying out several key indicators to watch for before, during, and after Zapad-2021.
Agenda
- Presentation by Johan Norberg and Robert Lee
- Moderated Discussion
- Question & Answer Session
Biographies
Johan Norberg
Title: Eurasia Fellow Affiliation: Foreign Policy Research Institute; Senior Military Analyst, Sweden’s Defense Research Agency (FOI)
Johan Norberg is one of the world’s leading experts on Russian military affairs. He has worked at Sweden’s Defense Research Agency (FOI) for 24 years, examining developments in the Russian Armed Forces. His publications include Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective (2019) and Training to Fight: Russia’s Major Military Exercises 2011-2014 (2015). He has also served as a visiting scholar at Columbia University.
Robert Lee
Title: Fellow Affiliation: Foreign Policy Research Institute
Robert Lee specializes in Russian military affairs and has contributed to FPRI’s research on topics such as Russian aviation, armored vehicles, and military posture in the Arctic. He is a PhD candidate at King’s College London and has served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps. He holds an MA from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.