On November 6th, the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies hosted a conversation between Dr. Angela Stent and Jill Dougherty in Riggs Library, bringing together students, faculty, alumni, and community members for a thoughtful discussion of Russia’s evolving place in the international system. The evening also honored Dr. Stent’s remarkable contributions to the study of Russia and Eurasia.
The event highlighted Dr. Stent’s two decades of leadership and teaching at CERES and underscored our commitment to carrying her legacy forward. The Angela Stent Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Fund supports the next generation of MAERES students, and contributions of any size make a meaningful impact on their academic and professional paths.
About the Event:
Vladimir Putin insists that the post-West multipolar order has arrived. Donald Trump touts the new “America First” order. How does Russia view its place in the “post-West” world? And how has the war in Ukraine changed the Kremlin’s understanding of its international role? Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest and Jill Dougherty, author of My Russia: What I saw Inside The Kremlin, discussed the Kremlin’s evolving outlook on its global role.
Watch the event recording here.
About the Speakers:
Angela Stent is Senior Advisor and Chair of the Board of Advisors at CERES and Professor Emerita of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is also Director Emerita of CERES. In 2025 she became Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on US-Russia policy and Russia’s relations with Ukraine, China, Europe, and the Global South. Previously, she served as Senior Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-chair of its Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet Affairs, as well as a Senior Advisor to the United States Institute of Peace. From 2004-2006 she served as National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. From 1999 to 2001, she served in the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Stent received her B.A. from Cambridge University, her MSc. with distinction from the London School of Economics in Political Science and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her primary research focus is Russian foreign policy, with special emphasis on the triangular U.S-Europe-Russia relationship. Her latest book is Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest (Twelve Books, 2019, updated paperback 2023) for which she won the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s prize for the best book on U.S-Russian Relations.
Jill Dougherty is an expert on Russia and Adjunct Professor at CERES. In 2025, she published her book, My Russia: What I Saw Inside the Kremlin. Dougherty served as CNN correspondent for three decades. Her area of expertise is Russia and the post-Soviet region. She served as CNN’s Moscow Bureau Chief for almost a decade. Other postings include: White House correspondent; Foreign Affairs Correspondent covering U.S. State Department; U.S. Affairs Editor; and Managing Editor CNN International, Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Dougherty is a CNN on-air Contributor, commenting on Russia-related issues.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies as a fundraiser for the Angela Stent Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Fund. Access our online giving here.