Capitalism and Democracy in Today's Russia

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/09/21/Understanding_Russia_Today

Author, scholar and commentator Dimitri Trenin discusses issues in democracy and capitalism in today's Russia.

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Dimitri Trenin discusses "Understanding Russia Today."

U.S.-Russia relations are cooling; is a Cold War brewing? What will happen when President Putin leaves office in March 2008? A frequent commentator on U.S.-Russia relations for The Jim Lehrer Newshour, Dmitri Trenin is Deputy Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center where he is co-chair of the center's Foreign and Security Policy Program. He is also a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. - WAC of Oregon

Dmitri Trenin is Deputy Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center where he is co-chair of the center's Foreign and Security Policy Program. He is also a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of "Getting Russia Right."

Dr. Trenin has written extensively on Russia's challenges in its relations with the West. His recent works have included "Russia: Back to the Future" (2006), "Russia Leaves the West" (2006) and "Russia Redefines Itself and Its Relations with the West" (2007).

Trenin received his Ph.D from the Institute of the USA and Canada in 1984, and had previously served in the Soviet and Russian Armed Forces with experience as a liaison officer in the External Relations Branch of the Group of Soviet Forces. He was a member of the delegation to the U.S.-Soviet nuclear weapons talks in Geneva from 1985-1991. From 1993-1997 he was a Senior Research Fellow at the NATO Defense College in Rome, and at the Institute of Europe in Moscow.

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[Bambrette]

Honestly, I admire Russia as they stand up to their counterpart America!!

;-)

[KITM0USE]

Why - do we Americans have to point fingers at other countries about their business if we can't get our own stuff right? When we live and let live, we don't need to condemn, umpire, or denounce others. We should not control anyone or try and make him or her conform to our way of philosophy. Let others live their own lives and we live ours.

[attractivue]

@KITM0USE "Evil flourishes, when good men do nothing"!

[mochiKozlov]

Authoritarianism was a necessary measure. This is a natural reaction to "shock therapy" of stupid Yeltsin. But this does not mean that authoritarianism will be always.

[Sloby89]

Honestly how old is the US relative to the Russkies ? America only shares borders with 2 different major countries (Mexico, Canada). No invasion in modern times. Very convenient! Lets see what Russia has gone through? eg: ww1 ww2 civil war, 3 or so different economic systems, and various other shit. Who is more developed as a nation lol!

Privatization , fuck that ! Have that shit in Russia, and you will have bread lines once again! Where you think the oligarchs got their money/power.

[Rad04mf]

That's wright... why Americans have to point fingers at other countries

[johnknoefler]

Elibouscher if one atheist "jew" acts like a monster every jewish person is painted that same color. But then you already knew that. Just like all blacks have huge penises and all Native Americans are hopeless alcoholics.

[madbcc]

when ressources are dispersed, power is dispersed. when power is dispersed, authoritarian systems do not hold on. look at the USSR. and i believe putin knows this very well. theres some truth in the statement that hes the saviour of russia you know

[madbcc]

oh but there are increasing ressources... and theyre being more and more dispersed throuhout society...plus in russia the whatever millionaires are (unlike in the west) subject to intense state supervision, and the russian state is making sure the average citizens life is getting better.