NYU Law and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to Hold Conference On Russia and U.S. National Interests

What: New York University School of Law and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies are sponsoring the conference, “Russia and U.S. National Interests.” Topics of discussion include:
• The YUKOS and Khodorkovsky Cases
• Threats to Civil Society
• Russia’s Actions in the Near Abroad
• Russian Oil as a Weapon?

Who: The more than twenty panel speakers include:
• Yuri Schmidt, Counsel, Khodorkovsky case
• Ludmila Alexeyeva, Moscow Helsinki Group
• Sergey Kovalev, Memorial
• Michael McFaul, Carnegie Endowment and Stanford University
• Malcolm Bruce, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
• Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group

Where: New York University School of Law, 245 Sullivan Street, Furman Hall - 9th Floor, Washington Square, New York

When: Friday, February 18th, 2005, 9:00am - 5:00p.m. EST

* Members of the media attending the event will need to be credentialed at the door prior to the conference.*