Watch the Video – Russia’s Future: A Challenge for U.S. Policy

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 turned Moscow’s longtime campaign against Kyiv into a global war. The Kremlin’s attempted conquest of Ukraine has been backed by Chinese industrial might, North Korean military supplies and troops, and Iranian drones and missiles. Moscow has intensified its campaigns of sabotage and subversion against Europe in order to undermine international support for Ukraine. The intensifying war effort, however, has only succeeded in further degrading the failing Russian state. The Kremlin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine come at the cost of potential mutinies, fracture, and dissolution at home. Understanding the consequences of Russia’s deteriorating internal conditions will be the main topic of the upcoming conference, which will involve experts in foreign affairs, defense, and geopolitics, along with representatives of Russia’s captive nations long-recognized by the United States. Russia is one of the globe’s last colonial empires, denying captive nations the right to self-determination and independence. Whether it remains an aggressive imperial power committed to threatening its neighbors or otherwise devolves into fracturing states, U.S. and allied policymakers cannot afford to ignore Russia’s future.

The conference “Russia’s Future: A Challenge for U.S. Policy” is jointly organized by The Jamestown Foundation, Delphi Global Research Center, and the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum. The event will be hybrid, with participants encouraged to attend in-person (in-person registration here). The proceedings will also be broadcast over Zoom (Zoom registration here) and livestreamed on The Jamestown Foundation’s YouTube channel (livestream will be here). We will convene on Thursday, June 12, 2025, starting at 9:00 am, at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service campus at 1620 L St. NW in Washington, D.C. 20036. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.