SECWAC Presents David Abramson's “Prospects for a Russia-China Alliance: Moscow’s Calculus”

David Abramson, Bureau of Research & Intelligence, US State Department, is to speak on Prospects for a Russia-China Alliance: Moscow’s Calculus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday June 8 via Zoom.

Dr. David Abramson is senior analyst covering Russia’s relations with Asia for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He previously worked for many years as a Central Asia analyst, focusing primarily on domestic and regional politics and Islamic trends in Eurasia. During 2001-2005, Dr. Abramson spent four years in the Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom, monitoring and promoting religious freedom as an element of U.S. foreign policy, advising on outreach to the Muslim world, and engaging with Muslim-American communities.

Dr. Abramson has taught at Georgetown and George Washington universities and published on Islam, foreign assistance in Central Asia, and anthropologists working in national security. His most recent publication is a chapter on Islam and state policies in Uzbekistan in “Islam, Society, and Politics in Central Asia.”  Raised in Storrs, CT, he later earned his B.A. in Russian language and literature at Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at Indiana University. He grew up in Storrs, CT.

Registration is free 5 chamber members on a first come first serve basis. Must register in advance and provide email address to receive meeting credentials.