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Alexander Rahr, Director of the Berthold Beitz Center for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Central Asia
Alexander Rahr is a leading German expert on politics and the role of the political elite in post-Soviet Russia . The author of numerous books and articles on Soviet and post-Soviet political culture, he regularly organizes conferences for high-level politicians from Russia and the European Union. Rahr currently serves as the Director of the Berthold Beitz Center for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Central Asia. He has an M.A. in political science from Munich State University and continued his research with a fellowship from the Institute for East/West Security Studies.
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