Hudson to Host Major Conference to Examine U.S.-Russian Relations

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Russian President Dmitri Medvedev moves toward the end of his first term of office, what awaits Russia and U.S.-Russian relations? Medvedev has spoken of the need to modernize the Russian economy, attract foreign investment, implement institutional reforms, and create Russia's own version of Silicon Valley.

At the same time, his political mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has warned against "unjustified liberal experiments" and has proceeded with the consolidation of major industries in state hands. Putin's massive clout remains largely unchallenged, and high oil prices have only enhanced his sway. Moreover, whether Medvedev will decide to run for re-election in 2012 remains unclear.

Medvedev has criticized Russia's "legal nihilism" and called for the restoration of the rule of law. However, the second conviction of former Yukos Oil Chairman Mikhail Khodorkovsky on what are widely acknowledged to be absurd charges; the apparently deliberate killing of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who exposed official corruption; and the failure to solve the murders of prominent journalists and human rights activists…all point to a society that lacks even an elemental rule of law. 

Hudson Institute is hosting a panel of distinguished experts, including leading human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, to discuss Russia's path to the future.

What: Hudson Institute panel on "U.S.-Russian Relations: Modernization or Stagnation?"

When:  May 9, 2011, 12:00 – 3:30 PM (Complimentary lunch will be served)

Who:  Ilan Berman, Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council

Stephen Blank, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation

Pavel Ivlev, Director, Institute for Modern Russia

Donald Jensen, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS

William Pomeranz, Deputy Director, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center

Lev Ponomarev, President, Human Rights (Moscow) and leading human rights activist

David Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Where:       Hudson Institute (http://www.hudson.org)

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

1015 15th Street, NW, Sixth Floor

Washington, DC 20005

RSVP:        [email protected]

Online Streaming: www.hudson.org/WatchLive

Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis. Founded in 1961, Hudson is celebrating a half century of forging ideas that promote security, prosperity, and freedom.

CONTACT: Ioannis Saratsis, 202-974-2403, [email protected]

SOURCE Hudson Institute

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