MIT Focus on Eurasia: Putin’s War Against the West

Schedule

Mon Mar 16 2026 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

MIT Building E25 | Cambridge, MA

Advertisement
A conversation with John J. Sullivan, former US deputy secretary of state and former US ambassador to the Russian Federation.
About this Event

Speaker:

Ambassador John J. Sullivan is the former US deputy secretary of state and former US ambassador to the Russian Federation. His career spans four decades in public service in prominent diplomatic and legal positions under five US presidents. He is a non-resident distinguished senior fellow with the National Security Law Program as well as a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC and New York offices. He co-leads the firm’s National Security practice.


Co-chairs:

Carol Saivetz is a senior fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program at the Center for International Studies (CIS). She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues.


Elizabeth Wood is Ford International Professor of History at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine as well as articles on Vladimir Putin, the political cult of WWII, right-wing populism in Russia and Turkey, and U.S.-Russian Partnerships in Science. She is director of the MIT-Ukraine Program at CIS.


This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the MIT-Eurasia program, and the MIT Security Studies Program (SSP).


This event is part of our . Each semester, the series brings together the MIT community and the general public to investigate ongoing issues in Eurasian domestic and foreign policy. Join our mailing here to learn about upcoming seminars in the series.

Advertisement

Where is it happening?

MIT Building E25, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 0.00

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
MIT Center for International Studies

Host or Publisher MIT Center for International Studies

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Cambridge

Eli
Mon, 16 Mar at 12:00 am Eli

The Sinclair - Cambridge

TRIPS-ADVENTURES CONTESTS
Asymchem Presents: Currents of Innovation Networking Breakfast
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:45 am Asymchem Presents: Currents of Innovation Networking Breakfast

40 Edwin H Land Blvd

BUSINESS CONFERENCES
Cambridge Job Fair - Cambridge Career Fair
Mon, 16 Mar at 11:00 am Cambridge Job Fair - Cambridge Career Fair

Cambridge

JOB-FAIRS
From Render to Reality
Mon, 16 Mar at 02:00 pm From Render to Reality

Arrow Street Arts, Inc

ART EXHIBITIONS
DJ Raphi at The Sinclair
Mon, 16 Mar at 06:00 pm DJ Raphi at The Sinclair

The Sinclair

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Velvet Hand Bag and Tote (Advanced Beginner) Workshop
Mon, 16 Mar at 06:00 pm Velvet Hand Bag and Tote (Advanced Beginner) Workshop

Craft Loft (Cambridge Store)

WORKSHOPS TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Gurriers
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Gurriers

Sonia

TRIPS-ADVENTURES CONTESTS
Douglas Appleman
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Douglas Appleman

Middle East - Upstairs

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Business Analytics Weekend (CBAP) Training in Cambridge, MA
Sat, 06 Dec at 09:00 am Business Analytics Weekend (CBAP) Training in Cambridge, MA

Harvard Square

WORKSHOPS
Religious Trauma Symposium 2026
Sat, 17 Jan at 09:00 am Religious Trauma Symposium 2026

Harvard Divinity School

ART THEATRE
Be Filled - Life in Spirit Seminar
Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm Be Filled - Life in Spirit Seminar

42 Sciarappa St

WORKSHOPS
Boston Edge AI Summit
Sat, 14 Mar at 10:00 am Boston Edge AI Summit

CIC Cambridge @ 1 Broadway

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS
Deeper Dialogues: Conversations on Living with Purpose
Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Deeper Dialogues: Conversations on Living with Purpose

New Acropolis Boston

MEETUPS
Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series (Boston event)
Sun, 15 Mar at 01:00 pm Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series (Boston event)

Cambridge Community Center

Asymchem Presents: Currents of Innovation Networking Breakfast
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:45 am Asymchem Presents: Currents of Innovation Networking Breakfast

40 Edwin H Land Blvd

BUSINESS CONFERENCES
Cambridge Job Fair - Cambridge Career Fair
Mon, 16 Mar at 11:00 am Cambridge Job Fair - Cambridge Career Fair

Cambridge

JOB-FAIRS
MIT Focus on Eurasia: Putin\u2019s War Against the West
Mon, 16 Mar at 04:30 pm MIT Focus on Eurasia: Putin’s War Against the West

MIT Building E25

ART LITERARY-ART
Hospicing and Outgrowing Modernity: Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
Tue, 17 Mar at 12:00 pm Hospicing and Outgrowing Modernity: Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti

Hayden Library

ART LITERARY-ART
MIT CAST and Music Tech Present: Jordan Rudess
Tue, 17 Mar at 05:00 pm MIT CAST and Music Tech Present: Jordan Rudess

MIT Room 4-237

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
Celebrating Women, Celebrating Community - At Margaret Fuller Open House
Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm Celebrating Women, Celebrating Community - At Margaret Fuller Open House

Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House

WOMENS-HISTORY-MONTH

What's Happening Next in Cambridge?

Discover Cambridge Events