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On Saturday, Oct. 16, the John Sloan Dickey
Center for International Understanding and the
New Hampshire and
Vermont chapters of the Fulbright
Association will host a panel discussion titled "Building the Rule of
Law: Lessons from Russian-American Exchange" at Rollins Chapel at 2
p.m.
Kenneth S. Yalowitz, Director of the Dickey Center and former ambassador to
Belarus and Georgia will moderate.
"The development of the rule of law and democracy in Russia is heavily
burdened by Russia's authoritarian and communist past," Yalowitz said.
"Progress has been made since 1991 but recent steps by President Putin
have raised serious questions about Russia's current direction. This panel
discussion is timely and important in evaluating ... lessons we have learned in
trying to facilitate democratic change in Russia."
Says William deVries, Professor of Philosophy at the University of New
Hampshire and one of the organizers of the event, "This topic is
particularly relevant to trying to understand the challenges of assisting Iraq
and Afghanistan achieve stable, democratic, and just governments."
The panel discussion is free and open to the public. For more information,
contact the Dickey Center at 646-2023.
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