US Politics & Russia

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Jill Dougherty
Molly McKew
Kevin Ryan
Co-Sponsors:
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Jill Dougherty
Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Distinguished Visiting Professional, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief
Molly McKew
Foreign Policy and Strategy Consultant, Information Warfare Expert and Writer
Kevin Ryan
Director, Defense and Intelligence Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Member, The US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
R. Nicholas Burns (Moderator)
Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations,
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists Jill Dougherty, former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief, Molly McKew, Foreign Policy and Strategy Consultant, and Kevin Ryan, Director of the Belfer Center Defense and Intelligence Project, were joined by moderator R. Nicholas Burns, Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a discussion on the intersection of U.S. politics and Russia. The panelists addressed the possibility of Russian involvement in the 2016 election and speculated on the future of the U.S.-Russian relationship.