War and the World Majority: Russians Speak

As the West’s hybrid proxy war on Russia proceeds, Russia and Russians are faced with momentous choices, both about the structure and orientation of their society, economy and politics domestically and in their foreign policy orientation. As Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman discovered in their recent trip to Russia, the national conversation about these choices, the challenges and opportunities facing Russia and its role in the rapidly changing world today as part of what the Russians have started calling the World Majority is impressively broad and deep. So, in this webinar, they have invited some leading Russian thinkers to dwell on these choices and bring some of these discussions to a broader world audience. Speakers Oleg Barabanov is a Russian historian and political scientist. He is Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club and a Professor at MGIMO University. Anastasia Likhacheva is the Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International