INSS conducted a virtual conference marking 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Russia. Leading experts and senior officials from Israel, Russia and the US discussed the current state of affairs between Moscow and Jerusalem, analyzed different dimensions of this relationship, and offered their predictions and recommendations for the future.
Schedule
December 8 (will be held in Hebrew)
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December 9 (will be held in English)
• Opening remarks
Mr. Daniel Rakov, INSS
• Panel Discussion - The Economic Dimension
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Rakov, INSS
Participants: Dr. Dmitry Maryasis, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Mrs. Yelena Margovsky-Lotem, Senior Analyst, Israeli MFA; Prof. Konstantin Simonov, Head of Political Sciences Department, Russian Government Financial University; Dr. Elizaveta Iakimova, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Conversation with Amb. Dennis Ross, former senior US diplomat, Washington Institute
• Panel Discussion - The Regional Political Dimension
Moderator: Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, INSS Managing Director.
Participants: Prof. Vladimir Morozov, Vice Rector MGIMO; Prof. Andrey Baklanov, HSE University Moscow; Dr. Alexander Shumilin, Senior Researcher, Europe Studies Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences; Mrs. Sima Shine, Senior Researcher, INSS; Dr. Kobi Michael, Senior Researcher, INSS.
• Panel Discussion - The Global Political Dimension
Moderator: Dr. Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of Valdai Discussion Club
Participants: Mr. Thomas Graham, Distinguished Fellow in CFR; Amb. James F. Jeffrey, Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow; Mr. Ofer Shelah, INSS, former member of Knesset; Mr. Mark Regev, INSS, Former Israeli ambassador to UK and international media adviser to the Prime Minister; Prof. Oleg Barabanov, program director in the Valdai Discussion Club.
• Closing Remarks
Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Executive Director of INSS