Ethnic Tensions and Recent Developments in Russia and Ukraine

Conference Call — March 19, 2014 — min

Ethnic Tensions and Recent Developments in Russia and Ukraine

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Robert D. Crews leads a conversation on how the ethnic and religious makeup of Russia and Ukraine affects the region, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Robert D. Crews

Director, Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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