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The New Cold War: Where are the real frontline states?

04 February 2019, 6:15 pm–8:30 pm

Lucas

Jointly hosted by the SSEES Russian Studies Seminar Series and the British Latvian Association

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Russian Studies Seminar Series

Location

G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming LT
Roberts Building
Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7JE
United Kingdom

Edward Lucas is a writer and consultant specialising in European and transatlantic security. His expertise also includes energy, cyber-security, espionage, information warfare and Russian foreign and security policy.

Formerly a senior editor at The Economist, he is now a senior vice-president at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He writes a weekly column in The Times.

In 2008 he wrote The New Cold War: How Putin’s Russia Threatens the West, a prescient account of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. He followed this in 2011 with by Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West, an investigative account of east-west espionage. His latest book is Cyberphobia: Identity, Trust, Security and the Internet (2015). He has also contributed to books on religion and media ethics, and spoken at SSEES several times.

In this talk to the BLA and SSEES and, Edward Lucas will argue that proximity to Russia does not signal geopolitical vulnerability. Latvia and its Baltic neighbours have a lot to teach the “old West” about Russian intentions and tactics. The real “frontline” states are those where Russian influence operations have been particularly effective — Italy, Germany and most of all the United States.

This event is free and open to all, registration is via Eventbrite

About the Speaker

Edward Lucas

Journalist at The Times

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