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"The Current State of U.S. Russian Relations" with Author and Journalist Gregory Feifer
Nearly every 24-hour news cycle contains a news item related to Russia. Gregory Feifer will offer insights that may help us in understanding the rationale behind the current chaos in the world order. <br />A former NPR Moscow correspondent who reported from Russia for almost a decade, Gregory witnessed the coup d’état attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991. During the country's resurgence under Vladimir Putin, he observed the effects of its vast new oil wealth on an increasingly nationalistic society, as well as, Moscow's rekindling of a new Cold War-style opposition to the West. As a senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe in Prague, Feifer investigated Russian influence in Europe, including the Kremlin's use of Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, as an instrument of foreign policy. <br />Before joining NPR in 2005, Gregory Feifer lived in Paris and New York and has written for numerous outlets, including The New Republic, The Washington Post, and World Policy Journal. Feifer has also authored a number of books including The Great Gamble and Russians: The Power Behind the People. He serves as executive director of the Institute of Current World Affairs, which awards fellowships to young men and women allowing them to travel outside of the US and gain an in-depth understanding of chosen topic areas. <br />This event is brought to you by the Council of Former Federal Executives & Associates (COFFE). <br />Registration Link: www.littlefallsvillage.org/Russia