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With the dedication this week of the memorial to victims of communism in Washington, D.C., and recent friction between Russia and the United States over the placement of missile-defense systems in former Soviet satellites, the issue of communism’s enduring legacy in Central and Eastern Europe is one that has become a renewed focused of the world’s attention. With this as its context, Hudson Institute’s Center for European Studies is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on Russia’s continuing influence in the former Soviet satellites and republics as well as challenges domestically derived from the lingering effects of the communist system. Energy security, the rule of law, and the need to strengthen NATO will all feature as part of our discussion.

A distinguished panel of experts convened by Hudson’s Center for European Studies will offer their perspectives. Panelists include The Honorable Dr. János Horváth, member of the Hungarian Parliament and Professor of Economics Emeritus at Indiana’s Butler University; Ambassador Keith Smith, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, consultant on international energy affairs, and former diplomat to Europe for over thirteen years, including a final posting as U.S. ambassador to Lithuania; and Frank Koszorus Jr., former chairman of the private-sector NATO Enlargement Working Group’s steering committee and co-president of the American Hungarian Federation. The panel will be moderated by Senior Fellow and Director of Hudson’s Center for European Studies John O’Sullivan, with time for a question-and-answer period to follow.

To RSVP, please email Ioannis Saratsis at isaratsis@hudson.org.