Friendly Foes: US-Russia Relations in the Trump Era (Teacher Workshop)
Join Harvard's Davis Center for a full-day teacher workshop on U.S.-Russia relations. This workshop will allow teachers at the middle school, high school and community college level to consider the current state of U.S.-Russia relations while also considering the history and the legacy of the Cold War.
Donald Trump's election to the U.S. presidency in 2016 initially seemed like it might herald improved relations between Moscow and Washington. But almost two years later the relationship between the U.S. and Russia is deeply strained (even through Trump and Putin seem to get on well). Hacking, election meddling, sanctions and the closing of embassies by both sides dominate the narrative, harkening back to the Cold War. Is this Cold War 2.0? Is it useful to compare the historical relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the current U.S.-Russian relationship? Is there something about the digital age and its impact on the ways and the pace at which people and governments interact that make this comparison more or less useful?
Participants in the workshop will engage in these questions and more. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Registration is required; to register, complete this form. The cost of participation is $25/person; payment information can be found on the event site.
Speakers:
Chris Miller, assistant professor, international history, Tufts University
Nadiya Kostyuk, doctoral candidate, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; pre-doctoral fellow, Cyber Security Project, Harvard Kennedy School
Alexandra Vacroux, executive director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University