Join Harvard's Belfer Center for an online talk with Michael Carpenter from the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement on future strategies for U.S.-Russian relations.

The United States and Europe have maintained an adversarial relationship with Russia since President Putin annexed Crimea and invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014. The U.S.-Russia relationship was further damaged by Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This lecture will address the question of how the U.S. can work with European partners to develop a new approach toward Russia that pushes back against Putin’s aggression while making progress on vital interests such as arms control and non-proliferation.

Dr. Carpenter previously served in the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense with responsibility for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Balkans, and conventional arms control.  He also served in the White House as a foreign policy advisor to Vice President Joe Biden as well as on the National Security Council as Director for Russia.

RSVP is required, and info can be found on the event page. This seminar will be conducted via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpcempqjwrEtBPRownPG5_zNFwhEGdRrvD

Speakers:

Michael Carpenter, managing director, Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement

Nicholas Burns (moderator), faculty chair, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Torrey Taussig (moderator), research director, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School