SOLD OUT: Tipping the balance? Russia and its relations with the West

12:30, 14 Oct 2008
RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET

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About the event:

The consequences of the Russian-Georgian war now confront the West with a difficult choice: either opt for “partnership” with Russia at the expense of the sovereignty of some countries, or refuse to do so, and pay the price for what Moscow sees as “meddling” in its sphere of “influence”. This is the one choice that the West has tried to avoid making over the last two decades. But it is a fateful decision which can no longer be avoided.

The Institute invites you to a lecture and discussion with Edward Lucas, timed to coincide with the publication of his new edition of “The New Cold War: how the Kremlin menaces both Russia and the West”. First published in February 2008, the book has now been revised and updated to take account of Russia’s invasion of Georgia and its aftermath. It also includes a new preface by Britain’s best-known historian of Eastern Europe, Professor Norman Davies.

Edward Lucas is Deputy Editor, International Section and Central & Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Economist and author of ‘The New Cold War’. He has been covering the region for more than 20 years, witnessing the final years of the last Cold War, the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet empire. From 1992 to 1994, he was the managing editor of The Baltic Independent, a weekly English-language newspaper published in Tallinn.

The event is open to the public, but RUSI members will receive priority in seat allocation.

A sandwich lunch will be provided at 1230, and the new edition will be available for sale at a discounted price.

Event manager: Sabrina Downey