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President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. But his choice for defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, views Russia as America’s number one threat. What’s the reality of the White House-Kremlin dynamic? Steve Inskeep discusses with Evelyn Farkas, a former Defense Department official, and Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia.

A conversation about Vladimir Putin and the future of Russia with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations, Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution, and Mike McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia.

Professor Stephen Cohen and Michael McFaul of the Hoover Institution examine the siege by Chechen terrorists at a Russian school in Beslan.

A panel discusses the future of the Russia Federation, following the resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.