VCDNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Hanna Notte is the host of "The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of U.S. - Russia Diplomacy," released by the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIR) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
In over six hours of conversations, Dr. Notte engages three American Ambassadors to the Soviet Union and then Russian Federation – Jack F. Matlock (1987-1991), Thomas R. Pickering (1993-1996), and James F. Collins (1997-2001) – in exchanges on crucial events and developments in relations between Russia and the United States. In the interviews, the ambassadors share their personal experiences in dealing with the challenges in the relationship during the 1990s. They analyse Russian domestic upheavals as well as regional and international developments that would come to haunt the relations between the two countries. The ambassadors talk about the pivotal events of the 1990s: the first Gulf War, unrest in the Balkans, Russia’s relationship with its new neighbours, nuclear arms control, and discussions of NATO expansion, among other issues.
The interviews are released as videos, podcasts, and transcripts on the MIR webpage.
Watch the Ambassadorial Series
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