Russia's Central Asian goals and Economic Capabilities
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
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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
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
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.
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).