Richard Connolly on Russian Defense Industry Analysis
Date: May 4th, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EST Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Details
Dr. Richard Connolly (Eastern Advisory Group) will present lessons from his Russian Defense Industry Analysis. Dr. Connolly will discuss:
- Non-strategic hypersonic weapons
- State policy, including the impact of COVID and a new armaments program
- Procurement and capacity development efforts for multiple domains – aerospace, naval, ground forces, and strategic forces
Format
The panelist will present for 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.
Agenda
- 1500-1530 CEST / 0900-0930 EST: Presentation on Russian Defense Industry Analysis
- 1530-1600 CEST / 0930-1000 EST: Question & Answer Session
Speaker Biography
Dr. Richard Connolly
Title: Director Affiliation: Eastern Advisory Group; Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Dr. Richard Connolly is the director of 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 research interests include economic policy, industrial development, and the development of the defense and energy industries in Russia, the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy, and Russia’s role in the global economy.