Maria Lipman
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The 2008 Election, as Seen from Overseas
Masha Lipman joined Gary Younge of the Guardian and Rami Khouri of the Daily Star on NPR's Talk of the Nation to discuss how people around the globe are following the US presidential election, and what is being said about the candidates overseas.
Source: NPR's Talk of the Nation

About the Author
Former Scholar in Residence, Society and Regions Program, Editor in Chief, Pro et Contra, Moscow Center
Lipman was the editor in chief of the Pro et Contra journal, published by the Carnegie Moscow Center. She was also the expert of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program.
- The Russian State Power and the Ukrainian Human FactorCommentary
- Putin’s Crimean Conquest Pushes Russia to an Anti-Modernization CourseCommentary
Maria Lipman
Recent Work
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.
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