On December 1st the LCWA hosted the first of its School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs Colloquia Series. Dr. Eugene Rumer, the Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, presented his thought-provoking talk, “Russia on the World Stage for the Next Four Years” to a full auditorium. Dr. Rumer discussed Russia’s foreign policy, its position on the world stage and the possible shape of US-Russian relations over the next four years. The Science Auditorium in the School of Science & Mathematics was packed full of students, faculty, staff and members of the community  eager to hear Dr. Rumer’s lecture.