2017 History Institute "What is Eurasia? And Why Does It Matter?"
Mitchell Orenstein, Senior Fellow, FPRI; Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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Russia vs Europe and the Lands in Between
Many in the Were were surprised by the confrontation between Russia and the West that emerged in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea. To what extent is Russian foreign policy driven by constant features? To what extent does it depend on Putin personally? How should we interpret Russian goals in Georgia, Ukraine, Syria, and elsewhere? Is the Kremlin succeeding in achieving its aims?