Sixth annual Transatlantic Forum on Russia

As the transatlantic community continues to search for an enduring policy framework toward Russia, this forum will examine the power of historical understanding and grievances that shape Russia's foreign and security policy as well as assess opportunities to reinvigorate the Helsinki Final Act to restore stability and transparency to Europe's security environment.

Conference Agenda

Thursday, 16 November 2017, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
CSIS Headquarters, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration and Light Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks

Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSIS
Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Panel One: The Power of Narratives of the Past in Shaping Geopolitical Futures

Dr. Olga Y. Malinova, Chief Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences, Russian Academy of Science
Dr. Georgiy V. Kasyanov, Professor, Institute of History of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Dr. Łukasz Adamski, Deputy Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)
Dr. Charles Gati, Senior Research Professor of European and Eurasian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Moderated by: Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSIS

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Panel Two: Back to the Future: Transatlantic-Russian Relations and the Enduring Legacy of the Helsinki Final Act

Dr. Igor Gretskiy, International Relations Department, Saint Petersburg State University
Kateryna Zarembo, Deputy Director, New Europe Center
Dr. Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Ambassador Daniel B. Baer, Former U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE
Moderated by: Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Buffet Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Keynote Address: Applying a Helsinki Final Act Foreign Policy Framework Toward Russia

The Honorable Brian H. Hook, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State

1:30 p.m. - Forum Concludes

This event will be webcast live from this page: www.csis.org/events/sixth-annual-transatlantic-forum-russia