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December 2003

Wednesday, December 3rd, 4pmRui Caldeira, Visiting Junior Scholar, Lisbon University
"Compensar os Acores/Compensating the Azores"
Presentation in Portuguese with English text available. Sponsored by the Portuguese Studies Program.
European Studies Seminar Room, 201 Moses Hall
For more information please contact Heidi Sutton



IES LECTURE SERIES 2003-2004
BEYOND THE GULF: US-EUROPEAN RELATIONS AFTER IRAQ
Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC
"The Siberian Curse: Does Russia's Geography Doom its Chances for Market Reform?"
In this talk, Hill will use the general concept of her and Gaddy's book The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold as a basis for a broader discussion of Russian economic and political issues, and what the implcations are for Russia's relations with the US and Europe. This lecture will be based on an article written by Hill and Clifford Gaddy for the Brookings Review. Read the article here... She will also be speaking about an article she recently wrote for the Financial Times that discussed the related aspect of Russian energy. Read the article here... Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies will be co-sponsoring this talk.

European Studies Seminar Room, 201 Moses Hall
For more information please contact Heidi Sutton