A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Is Russia Undermining Democracy in the West?
A nation must think before it acts.
Is Russia Undermining Democracy in the West?
Date / Time:
- March 14, 2019
- 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Venue:
- University of Pennsylvania - Center for Political Science and Economics
- 133 S 36th Street
- Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, Room 250
- Philadelphia. PA. US. 19104
Amid new revelations of the extent of Russian interference in American elections, how should we appraise Russia’s role in undermining democracy not just in America, but throughout the West – and are there perils in exaggerating its successes?
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Coffee
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Is Russia Undermining Democracy in the West?
Michael Carpenter, Penn Biden Center
Samuel Charap, RAND Corporation
Nikolas Gvosdev, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Marlene LaRuelle, George Washington University
Moderator: Mitchell Orenstein
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Have Elections Become Cyberwars?
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Penn
Clint watts, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Moderator: John Haines, Foreign Policy Research Institute
2:00 – 2:30 Coffee Break
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Is Russia’s Strategy Working or Backfiring?
Bob Hamilton, US Army War College
Alina Polyakova, Brookings Institution
Rudra Sil, Penn
Moderator: Anna Mikulska, Penn
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Concluding Remarks
Adrian Basora, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Claire Finkelstein, Penn
Mitchel Orenstein, Penn