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Friday, October 3rd
The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, Washington DC
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Lindner Commons, Room 602
Conference Agenda
9:00 am Welcoming Remarks: David Szakonyi
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Panel 1. Domestic Drivers of Foreign Policy
Chair: David Szakonyi, The George Washington University
Elizabeth Wishnick, Columbia University
“Security Implications of North Korea’s Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine”
Anar Valiyev, ADA University
“Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy in the Wake of Russian Aggression in Ukraine: A New Strategy for Dealing With Moscow”
Scott Radnitz, University of Washington
“How Kyrgyzstan Views Russia Three Years after the Full-Scale Invasion”
Ryhor Nizhnikau, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
“A Bargain with the Devil: Lukashenka’s Navigation between Domestic Vulnerabilities and Relations with Russia”
Discussant: Melinda Haring, Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council and Senior Advisor, Razom for Ukraine
10:30-10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Panel 2. Russia’s War in Ukraine
Chair: Bob Orttung, The George Washington University
Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University
“War as a Social Lift? The Impact of Military Keynesianism on Russian Society”
Anton Shirikov, University of Kansas
“War on Screens: The Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in Russian State Media”
Mariya Omelicheva, Georgetown University
“Fourth Power? Russia’s “War Correspondents” and Their Influence on the War in Ukraine”
Alexandra Yatsyk, University of Lille
“Between Underground and Exile: How Russian Human Right Organizations operate in War-time Russia”
Discussant: Maria Snegovaya, Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Panel 3. Public Opinion about Peace Negotiations
Chair: Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University
Margarita Zavadskaya, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
“Warring for Peace: Support for the Peace Talks in Russia, Evidence from a Conjoint
Experiment”
Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University
“Concessions vs. Resolve: Ukrainian Society and U.S. Efforts to End Russia’s War Against Ukraine”
Kirill Shamiev, European Council on Foreign Relations
“Peace Negotiations with Ukraine and Russian Elite Dynamics”
Ibrahim Marudov, University of British Columbia
“Ukraine’s Agency in Trump’s Peace Initiative: Resisting Pressure, Shaping the Process”
Discussant: Eli Feiman, Department of State
3:00-3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:15 – 5:00 pm: Panel 4. Transatlantic Foreign Policy towards Eurasia
Chair: Mariya Omelicheva, Georgetown University
Pavel Baev, Peace Research Institute Oslo
“Peace Deal-Making Russian Style: Negotiations as Continuation of War by Other Means”
Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University
“Voice of America, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, and the Future of US Strategic Interests”
Tetyana Malyarenko, George Washington University
“How Wars End: Mutually Hurting Stalemates and Enticing Opportunities in the Russian Ukrainian War”
Mikhail Troitskiy, Tufts University
“Too Much or Too Late? The Impact of Secrecy on Mediating an End to the Russo-Ukrainian War”
Discussant: Evgeny Roshchin, Center for European Policy Analysis
