BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Member of the Family or Barbarian at the Gate? Russia and the West \, by Sir Tony Brenton followed by Q&\;As – Friday\, 6 November\, 19: 00. - Sir Tony Brenton DTSTART:20201106T190000Z DTEND:20201106T203000Z UID:TALK153385@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Ksenia Afonina DESCRIPTION:Throughout its history\, Russia has oscillated on the edge of Europe\, from being an insider (as under Peter and Catherine) to being a c lear outsider (as under Communism). At the end of the Cold War Gorbachev s et Russia on a course to become part of a “Common European Home”. But relations are now\, once again\, icy. Sir Tony Brenton looks at what has g one wrong\, and where we might be going.\n\nWHEN: Friday\, 6 November\, 19 :00-20:30\n\nWHERE: Zoom\n\nLANGUAGE: English\n\nTICKETS: Free*\n\nPlease register in advance for this event here:\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meetin g/register/tZwkf-qoqjIpG90fhUQu_PUwwjLQZi2lWRKD\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining th e meeting.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nSIR TONY BRENTON KCMG worked for 30 yea rs for the Foreign Office. He first learnt Arabic and spent three years in Cairo working on the Middle East Dispute. From 1980-1989 he handled Europ ean matters in London and in Brussels\, working on energy issues and the b irth of European environment policy. Back in London he ran UN issues in th e Foreign Office and took charge of preparation for the 1992 ‘Earth Summ it’\, which achieved the first global agreement on Climate Change. After a year at Harvard (writing a book about international environment policy – ‘The Greening of Machiavelli’)\, he learnt Russian and spent 1994- 1998 in Moscow dealing with Russian economic reform. After a further perio d in London on UN matters (including the establishment of the Internationa l Criminal Court)\, he was posted in 2001 to Washington dealing with the c onsequences of 9/11\, the Afghanistan war and the Iraq war. In 2004 he was posted to Moscow as Ambassador where he managed Britain’s relations wit h Russia during a turbulent period. He was awarded a KCMG in 2007. He beca me a Fellow of Wolfson College in 2009.\n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the suppor t of our volunteers’ efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the current social distancing time.\nSuggested donation £5-£10. You can send your donations by a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the follow ing account:\nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\, NATWEST Bank\, Sort cod e: 60-11-30 Account: 18120466.\n\nTo find out more about CamRuSS\, please visit http://www.camruss.com/en/\nIf you have questions\, please email eve nts@camruss.com\nFor more details and information\, follow us on our socia l media and website!\n\nYou can find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook. com/CamRuSS1999)\, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/camruss2018/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/cam_russ)\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you online soon!\nCamRuSS\n LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR