Robert Person will discuss Russia and the West, and Implications of the US Midterms. Robert Person is a nonresident senior fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a life member at the Council on Foreign Relations.  His research on Russian politics and foreign policy has been published in a variety of academic and popular media, including Foreign Affairs, International Affairs, the Journal of Democracy, Post-Soviet Affairs, Problems of Post-Communism, the Washington Post, The National Interest, and elsewhere. His commentary on current events in Russia and Ukraine has appeared in the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, the L.A. Times, NPR, BBC, The Telegraph, Deutsche Welle, Le Monde, Al Jazeera, El País, the Moscow Times, and other international media outlets.  Dr. Person holds a PhD in political science from Yale University and an MA in Russian and East European Studies from Stanford University.

The presentation starts at 7:00pm at the D&H Canal Museum and Mid-Hudson Visitor Center at 1315 Main Street in High Falls. There is a $10 suggested donation that can be paid at the door. No reservations necessary.