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Monday December 3, 2007

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Week of December 3, 2007

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10:00Russian Election Results and U.S.-Russia Relations

Analysis of the parliamentary election results in Russia and what they mean for the future of democracy there. Plus the impact of Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend Russia's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty.

Guests

Peter Finn, Moscow Bureau Chief for the Washington Post

Peter Brookes, senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."

Clifford Gaddy, Senior fellow, foreign policy, economic studies, global economy and development at the Brookings Institution

Yegor Gaider, Yegor Gaidar is the former prime minister of Russia and author of �Collapse of an Empire: Lessons for Modern Russia.�

11:00Bernd Brunner: "Bears" (Yale)

Throughout history humans have had a unique relationship with bears. A look at the different ways people have treated bears throughout history and what the future holds for them.

Guests

Bernd Brunner, author of "The Ocean at Home"

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