14
October 2016
Past Event
Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin's Kremlin

Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin's Kremlin

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 14, 2016
14
October 2016
Past Event

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

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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