Islam in Russia and the Relationship Between Moscow and the Caucasus

Conference Call — May 9, 2013 — min

Islam in Russia and the Relationship Between Moscow and the Caucasus

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Alexey Malashenko, co-chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center's religion, society, and security program, leads a conversation on the history of religious tension and the current relationship between Moscow and the Caucasus, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Speakers

Alexey Malashenko

Co-Chair, Religion, Society, and Security Program, Carnegie Moscow Center

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

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

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