Noviembre de 2006
PUTIN
AND THE SUCCESSION QUESTION:
Presenter:
Dr. Nikolai V. Zlobin, Senior Fellow and Director of Russian and Asian Programs, World Security Institute (WSI) and Co-Chairman of Russia Profile Board
Discussant:
Mr. Peter Reddaway, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs George Washington University
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
The Jamestown Foundation 1111 16th St. NW 7th Floor Conference Room Washington, DC 20036
As Vladimir Putin's
second term as Russia's President winds to a close, a
looming question on the horizon for U.S. policymakers and
those in the West is whether or not President Putin will run
for a third consecutive term. Recently, there has been much
discussion in official and unofficial circles both in Russia
and abroad as to who will succeed Putin in 2008, whether
Putin will essentially choose his own successor as he
himself was chosen by President Yeltsin in 1999, or whether
he will ignore his constitutional commitment and go ahead to
run for a third term. Even if he does step aside, there is
little doubt that he will wield tremendous influence on
Russia's politics in the years to come.
The Jamestown
Foundation is pleased to announce this talk as the first in
a series of discussions about the upcoming presidential
elections entitled, "The Road to 2008." Dr. Zlobin will
discuss his recent trip to Russia and summarize the current
political environment surrounding Putin's succession, and
Professor Reddaway will share his insight and perspective on
how the road to the 2008 elections may evolve.
Dr. Zlobin is a
leading expert on Russia's internal politics. He is the
author of 11 books and more than 200 academic articles
published in more than 15 languages. His editorial opinions
have appeared in The New York Times, The Los
Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, and
The Chicago Tribune, among other publications.
Professor Peter
Reddaway is one of America's foremost scholars on Russia.
Before joining George Washington University in 1989,
Professor Reddaway taught at the London School of Economics
and then was the Director of the Kennan Institute for
Advanced Russian Studies. His publications include The
Tragedy of Russia's Reforms: Market Bolshevism Against
Democracy (with D.Glinski, 2001), and The Dynamics of
Russian Politics: Putin's Reform of Federal-Regional
Relations (with R. Orttung, vol. 1, 2004, vol. 2, 2005).
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