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The Future of Russian Power: Threat Perceptions, Military Reconstitution, and Economic Constraints
Wed, April 15th, 2026
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)
Live Online
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It is tempting to imagine that whenever the war in Ukraine ends, Russia will be permanently weakened and more inward-looking. That would be a mistake. To energize a rigorous, policy-relevant transatlantic conversation about the Russian challenge—and how to meet it—the Carnegie Endowment’s Russia and Eurasia Program recently launched The Future of Russian Power, a major new interdisciplinary research initiative.
The Future of Russian Power aims to explain why an unrepentant Kremlin will emerge from the war determined to seek revenge against Ukraine and its Western partners, to reconstitute the country’s military power, and to impose its vision of security on the European continent. A sampling of research tied to the initiative, including Eugene Rumer’s recent paper, “Belligerent and Beleaguered: Russia After the War with Ukraine,” is available here.
To mark the launch of this project, Carnegie’s Michael Kofman, Dara Massicot, Alexandra Prokopenko, and Eugene Rumer will join moderator David E. Hoffman, former Washington Post editor and foreign correspondent, for a wide-ranging conversation on where Russia stands and what comes next.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
David E. Hoffman
Former Contributing Editor, The Washington Post
David E. Hoffman is a former contributing editor at The Washington Post. He covered the White House during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and was subsequently diplomatic correspondent and Jerusalem correspondent. From 1995 to 2001, he served as Moscow bureau chief, and later as foreign editor and assistant managing editor for foreign news.
Eugene Rumer
Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Rumer, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council, is a senior fellow and the director of Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program.
Michael Kofman
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Michael Kofman is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on the Russian military, Ukrainian armed forces, and Eurasian security issues.
Dara Massicot
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Dara Massicot is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her work focuses on defense and security issues in Russia and Eurasia.
Alexandra Prokopenko
Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
Alexandra Prokopenko is a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.