Edward Lozansky, President of the American University in Moscow and a frequent contributor to Russia Blog, is a featured speaker this Thursday, September 11, 2008 at "U.S.-Russian Relations: The Way Forward," a conference the university is co-sponsoring with the Institute of Social and Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences. (For Moscow area residents, it is from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Academy's headquarters on Leninsky Prospect 32a, Presidential Hall.)
Speakers include:
Alexander Bessmertnykh, President, Foreign Policy Association
James Collins, former U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, Director of Russian Programs at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Vladimir Dvorkin, Institute of World Economy & International Relations
Rose Gottemoeller, Director, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Moscow Office
Andrei Kokoshin, Committee on Science and Technology, Russian State Duma
Robert Legvold, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Edward Lozansky, President, American University in Moscow
Gennady Osipov, Director, Institute of Social and Political Research, RAS
Sergei Rogov, Director, Institute of USA and Canada, Russian Academy of Sciences
According to the promotional announcement we received: "The events in Georgia have brought U.S.-Russian relations to a new low. Escalation of negative and confrontational rhetoric on both sides may result in the drastic reduction of the cooperative agenda. However, considering the grave implications for such policy one must concentrate on searching and preserving safe havens for continuous cooperation. The nuclear agenda, Iran, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, and many other crucial security areas should not be made hostage to regional conflicts."
For additional information and registration visit www.russiahouse.org/wrf
If advice were given before such a meeting, what would it be? Perhaps Solzhenitsyn's words offer some wisdom: "The failings of human consciousness, deprived of its divine dimension, have been a determining factor in all the major crimes of this century." From his Templeon Address. In short my Russian comrads, pray. Pray for God's wisdom and assistance, for all of our sakes.
Now why is it folks that at a time when our relationship with Russia- our HISTORIC and NATURAL ALLY- is more important than ever; both strategically and in terms of our energy future (who can depend on middle easterner- those sand niggers anyway?)
And once again, as usual the f-d up FP community has it all ass-backwards!!!! Hence, we are letting the CIA once again dictate to the American people a completely flawed secret foreign policy- unknown to the public- WhY is it allowed? Go at 'em ED.
Lois White Buffalo
Hammond, OR USA
(ps maybe the reforming Republican Party can figure it out? Or is that too much to hope for???????Does our future depend on it? FIOAH(s)!!!
@Lois DuPey
Because the average European and American hates Russia.
Why have a strategic partnership when the western powers through separatism and terrorism can from Russia what they when it’s dismantled.
The CIA is perusing a policy a policy supported by the general public and the sooner the average Russian understands this the better.
Case in point is the recent Georgian aggression and invasion of South Ossetia.
Too bad McCain will probably get elected (not that Obama would be better, not at all)! This is the most depressing time in the last ten years, the worst since Clinton's bombing of Serbia.
http://mamarussianbear.blogspot.com/2008/09/obama-or-mccain.html