Stanford US-Russia Forum

SURF is an organization for students and young professionals dedicated to cultivating US-Russia cooperation on critical global issues 🇺🇸🇷🇺

[Oyuna Baldakova @baloyuna]

Last week at @NUPI presenting our paper with @seismic_Stu and Desmond Dorhjie on #hydrogen production pathways in Russia (side project from last year with @surf_stanford). Very thankful to @IndraOverland and @RVakulchuk for the invitation and warm welcome in Oslo!

[Luiza Brodt @LuizaBrodt]

Excited to be invited to give a lecture as a @surf_stanford fellow on how the Arctic is changing at the Russian-American Dialogue on Climate Change in the American Center in Moscow.
https://t.co/IXg8eec1vt

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Recently, Dr. Lerner, @PostSovietGraf, started a position as Assistant Professor of Political Science at the United States Naval Academy and is the author of a forthcoming book on post-Soviet graffiti. Read about her SURF experience here: https://t.co/D4b0OICp3q

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Michigan State Rep. @MariManoogian, 2015-2016 SURF fellow, spoke to us about her experience at the Moscow and Tyumen conference, the enduring importance of international collaboration, and the current legislative work she is most proud of. https://t.co/09WBdYXwix

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

SURF Arctic Policy fellow @paveldevyatkin will be speaking about US-Russian cooperation in the Arctic. Learn more about the discussion and how to join here:

[The Arctic Institute @ArcticInstitute]

Arctic Institute staff @paveldevyatkin and @polar_katya will join @LievenAnatol and @KatrinaNation on October 27 for a discussion titled "Climate Crisis, The Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities for US-Russian Cooperation"

Register:
https://t.co/fIq0EhlNMt

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

In this interview (available in Russian), SURF fellow @LuizaBrodt speaks about the application process to join SURF and the Arctic Policy group's research on the concept of Arctic science diplomacy. https://t.co/mxuxQAwb0y

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

SURF fellow @paveldevyatkin discussed Arctic security and U.S.-Russia relations at a Russian think tank conference. The presentation built on his SURF Arctic Policy working group's research, which focuses on U.S. and Russian Arctic science diplomacy.
https://t.co/TiGSB9ww6n

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

SURF alum Pavel Koshkin @paul_pax is a senior research fellow at the Institute of US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. As an expert on the US in Russia, he often analyzes US news and events for both western and Russian media outlets. https://t.co/64d8biGW5Q

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Applied History working group fellows Yana Demeshko, Ruth Gabor, Ivan Grek and Kristen Ho have published part of their SURF research in the Washington Post. Read more about U.S.-Soviet vaccine diplomacy and the lack of U.S.-Russian cooperation today here: https://t.co/oyWb8Qn20f

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

At the SURF Russia conference 2019-20 cyber working group fellow @milichab “quickly became obsessed with the migration towards privacy-first products in the world" prompting a decision to leave his job and grad school plans to launch start-up @skiffprivacy https://t.co/GkKhHWMzBW

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum 2018-2019 counter-terrorism fellow, Thomas Schueman, was featured in @nytimes about his ongoing efforts to secure a U.S. visa for his former interpreter in Afghanistan. https://t.co/gXctaApFT2

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Holly Dinkel @Jefferson_Aero, PhD student @AEatIllinois, and Jason Cornelius, PhD student @PSUAerospace, were finalists for the best technical presentation @iafastro Global Space Exploration Conference in Russia where they presented their SURF research https://t.co/6stjpwL5S6

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Read about our 2015-2016 fellow in the Central Asia and Afghanistan working group, @onabapayab. Onaba is now Advisor of Youth and Education to the First Lady of Afghanistan, and longtime women's rights activist. https://t.co/OawvX97bEC

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Read more about 2017-2018 cybersecurity fellow, Elvira Chache. Her group worked on rebuilding the cyber breach of confidence to establish bilateral behavioral cooperation between Russia and the US. 🇷🇺🇺🇸https://t.co/24dBOqfs2G

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Our latest featured alumni, Alexander Chekov, researches international security issues, including arms control, missile defense, and emerging technologies between the #USA 🇺🇸and #Russia 🇷🇺 at @mgimo_en https://t.co/iEXRFhOwMT

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

Learn about out 2015-2016 alum, Adeniyi Adebayo, and his work in global markets and the energy sector: https://t.co/tbetCgoKur

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

SURF alum Vail Kohnert-Yount is a co-founder of a national network of law students and lawyers fighting for equality in law @PeoplesParity https://t.co/w1aeQbXNpK

[Stanford US-Russia Forum @surf_stanford]

In the midst of the pandemic, #SURF alum Tinatin Japaridze has been working with officials in New York City Health and Hospitals to coordinate #Russian language information on #COVID -19. Read more on Tinatin's work below: https://t.co/TJ8HLNMAV0