Freedom House and the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs invite you to
a briefing on
Russia in Advance of its March 4 Elections: Is the Putin Era Coming to an End?
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia’s one time and presumptive future president, is poised to return for six, and possibly 12, more years as Russia’s paramount leader. Given growing dissatisfaction in Russian society and recent mass protests, this panel will examine whether an increasingly restive population has outgrown Putinism and what are the prospects for reform in Russia.
Panelists include:
David J. Kramer
President, Freedom House
Robert Orttung
Assistant Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs
Guy Verhofstadt
President, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
Christopher Walker
Vice President for Strategy and Analysis, Freedom House
To RSVP for this event by February 23th, 2012, please visit the following link:
Russia in Advance of its March 4 Elections: Is the Putin Era Coming to an End?
or email: FHEvents@freedomhouse.org