Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin's Kremlin

October 2016

Past Event

Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin's Kremlin

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

October 14, 2016

October 2016

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Brian Whitmore

Senior Russia Analyst, Radio Free Liberty/Radio Europe

Angela Stent

Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Professor, Georgetown University

In recent months, there have been significant shifts in the Kremlin’s usually static leadership structure. Many of Vladimir Putin’s long-time allies have been removed from power and replaced with younger deputies. At the same time, there has been substantial consolidation in the Russian security agencies.

On October 14, Hudson Institute hosted a panel discussion to assess what these changes mean for the stability of Putin’s regime and its exercise of power at home and abroad. Speakers included Brian Whitmore, Senior Russia Analyst with Radio Free Liberty/Radio Europe, and Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University. Hudson Research Fellow Hannah Thoburn moderated the discussion.

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