Elections in the USA: What Awaits Ukraine. An Expert Discussion
On September 19, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion, titled “Elections in the USA: What Awaits Ukraine?” The United States presidential elections, which will be held in November, are especially significant. Political polarisation in the country has reached a critical point. If a few years ago the peak of this process was an attempt to seize the Congress building by force, this year we witnessed an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate. Amid domestic political contradictions, material problems are also accumulating: the infrastructure is deteriorating, the railway industry is facing difficulties, external debt is growing, migration policy is stalling, and inflation remains high. Problems in foreign policy are also multiplying. The discussion about China presenting a key challenge to American influence is becoming more active, but the Ukrainian conflict also remains in sight. Republicans and Democrats disagree on many issues, but how different are their positions really? How can US foreign policy change? Will it change at all? What scenario awaits Ukraine after the American elections? The participants in the discussion tried to answer these and other questions. Speakers: Dimitri Simes, Channel One host, founder and former president of The Center for the National Interest (USA) Sergey Kislitsyn, Acting Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada at the Russian Academy of Sciences Ivan Safranchuk, Director of the Centre for Eurasian Studies, MGIMO University Vladimir Pechatnov, Professor at the Department of History and Politics of European and American Countries, MGIMO University Moderator: Andrey Sushentsov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
On September 19, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion, titled “Elections in the USA: What Awaits Ukraine?” The United States presidential elections, which will be held in November, are especially significant. Political polarisation in the country has reached a critical point. If a few years ago the peak of this process was an attempt to seize the Congress building by force, this year we witnessed an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate. Amid domestic political contradictions, material problems are also accumulating: the infrastructure is deteriorating, the railway industry is facing difficulties, external debt is growing, migration policy is stalling, and inflation remains high. Problems in foreign policy are also multiplying. The discussion about China presenting a key challenge to American influence is becoming more active, but the Ukrainian conflict also remains in sight. Republicans and Democrats disagree on many issues, but how different are their positions really? How can US foreign policy change? Will it change at all? What scenario awaits Ukraine after the American elections? The participants in the discussion tried to answer these and other questions. Speakers: Dimitri Simes, Channel One host, founder and former president of The Center for the National Interest (USA) Sergey Kislitsyn, Acting Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada at the Russian Academy of Sciences Ivan Safranchuk, Director of the Centre for Eurasian Studies, MGIMO University Vladimir Pechatnov, Professor at the Department of History and Politics of European and American Countries, MGIMO University Moderator: Andrey Sushentsov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club