Podcast: Peaceful Coexistence – Understanding Russia and the West

How has Russia's revolution in 1917 impacted the West? Can Russia and the West coexist peacefully? In this week's episode, we are bringing you an interview with Professor Alexander Sergunin from the St. Petersburg State University and a keynote address by Dr Samuel Greene from the King's Russia Institute at the conference "1917 to 2017: Russia’s unfinished revolution?”. Professor Sergunin examines how the ‘peaceful coexistence’ concept has impacted Russia's foreign policy since 1917 and how it continues to be applicable to the currently tense relationship between Russia and NATO. Dr Samuel Greene reflects on the dichotomy between Russia and the West. Dr Greene is the director of the King's Russia Institute and the conference was organised by Dr Natasha Kuhrt, funded by the British International Studies Association Working Group on Russian and Eurasian Security, of which she is co-convenor, and hosted by the Department of War Studies. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (DE)VILIFICATION OF THE FARC AND THE LINGUISTIC CEASE-FIRE 27th November 2017 (12:30-14:00) FWB (Franklin Wilkins Building), FWB 1.10 Registration: http://bit.ly/2zK1IQD Villains need to be de-villainised for talking to begin; this is a cornerstone of negotiation literature. But what happens when villains are proscribed, or listed as a terrorist organisation? CSSS SEMINAR: MULTILATERAL ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT: IS IT WORTH ALL THE EFFORT? 28th November 2017 (18:00-20:00) Strand Campus, War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) Registration URL: https://goo.gl/forms/FvYuRoJqDEMpCCfN2 Achieving multilateral instruments of arms control and disarmament requires sustained diplomatic effort and a great deal of patience. PROFESSIONAL USE OF WARGAMING WITHIN DEFENCE 30th November 2017 (13:00-15:00 Strand Campus, War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2hIDriN This will be an open guest session of Professor Sabin's MA option in Conflict Simulation. Two guest speakers will address different aspects of professional use of wargaming within defence. This week’s podcast was produced Ivan Seifert.