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   When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, there was a chance for cooperation where there had once been conflict. And for a while it seemed friendship might replace the bitter legacy of the Cold War. But 18 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, relations between Washington and Moscow are once again icy. Program Overview Ray Suarez looks at how President Putin has retained his popularity despite cracking down on political freedom in Russia. With Yulia Latynina, columnist for Novaya Gazetta; Masha Lipman, political analyst at Moscow’s Carnegie Center; Roland Nash, chief strategist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow; and Ludmilla Alexeeva, director of the Moscow Helsinki Group. Andrea Koppel narrates an archival audio tour of the history of US-Russian relations since the fall of the Soviet Union. Featuring James Goldgeier, professor of political science at The George Washington University. Garrick Utley looks back at the Clinton administration’s efforts to expand NATO while maintaining friendly relations with Russia. With Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State; Anthony Lake, former National Security Advisor; Strobe Talbott, former Deputy Secretary of State; Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russian and Eurasian Affairs; and Alexander Vershbow, former Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. Ray Suarez explores Russia's position on the independence of Kosovo and what it says about Russia’s foreign policy. Featuring Georgy Kurkuk, Political Advisor to the UN Regional Representative in Mitrovica, Kosovo; Andrei Dronov, head of the Russian Chancery in Kosovo; Pat Davis Szymczak, owner of Eurasia Energy Media in Moscow; Dmitri Trenin, Deputy Director at the Carnegie Moscow Center; and Fyodor Lukyanov, editor in chief of Russia in Global Affairs. Photos from the Field View Photos from Serbia and Kosovo View Photos from Moscow Russia in the News: Read the Latest Headlines More Resources on Russia and the US Interview Transcripts Warren Christopher Anthony Lake Strobe Talbott Alexander Vershbow Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall |
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