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Date and Location

December 5, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET
Belfer 322 Salata Conference Room

Contact

617-495-5964
2025 Russia-U.S. Relations: Can Arctic Science Diplomacy Mend Strategic Fences?

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and European governments halted all scientific cooperation between federal scientists and their Russian counterparts. Most universities followed suit, abandoning 30 years of relationships and projects that informed climate science, environmental protection and industrial development. In the Arctic, the disruption comes at a time of intensifying climate impacts and major geopolitical tensions. 


During the Cold War era, cooperation in science offered a path toward warming U.S.-Russia relations. Join the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and the Davis Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies for discussion on whether – and how – Arctic science diplomacy can be a useful approach toward improving relations once more.


Registration: RSVP required. A Harvard University ID is required for in-person attendance; all are welcome on Zoom.


Recording: This event is on the record. It will be recorded and made available on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel.

Speakers and Presenters

Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center;
Marisol Maddox, Senior Arctic Policy Fellow, Institute of Arctic Studies, Dickey Center, Dartmouth;
Masha Vorontsova, Marine Biologist & Founder, Russia Office, International Fund for Animal Welfare

Organizer

Additional Organizers

Davis Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies