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Russia Direct and US-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England invite you to participate in a roundtable discussion “Russia Expertise in American Foreign Policy: The Role of Russian Studies,” aimed at examining the current state of Washington’s analysis on Russia and its changing role in the world.

Our 4 panelists include:
- Sheila M. Puffer, University Distinguished Professor and Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. She is also a fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University;
- Nicolai N. Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island specializing in Russia and its neighboring states. He has previously served in the Office of Soviet Union Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow;
- Elizabeth Wood, Professor of Russian & Soviet History, Co-Director, MISTI-Russia Program, Coordinator of Russian Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
- Daniel Satinsky, President of the Board of Directors of the US-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England. He has been engaged in technology-related Russian business projects, market entry for both Russian and U.S. companies for more than 25 years.

The discussion will be moderated by Russia Direct Editor-in-Chief Ekaterina Zabrovskaya.

Our panelists will attempt to answer the following questions:
- Is there a lack of interest in scholarly expertise on Russia in American foreign policy?
- Or is there a general decline in Russian expertise in the U.S.?
- What challenges do think tanks and universities have to deal with today while preparing top experts and producing practical expertise? Does that expertise get heard by the government?
- Is there an ideological divide among Russia experts and, if so, what are the consequences?
- Should Russian Studies in the U.S. be interdisciplinary or narrow and more specific?

On Nov. 12, Russia Direct invites you to participate in its panel discussion aimed at analyzing how much further the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will go towards creating a more coherent grouping and what the implications for other nations might be. With Russia taking on a more active role on the global political scene, what should be expected with regard to its position in the world economy and its role in the BRICS?

Read wrap-up of the event here: http://www.russia-direct.org/analysis...