As the world keeps tabs on potential shifts in U.S. foreign relations, Cynthia Hooper, associate professor of history and director of Russian and Eastern European Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, was called upon by CNN for her expertise on Russia. A frequent commentator on CNN, Hooper offered insight into the relationship between Russia and the U.S. hours before President Trump’s first phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin following his late-January inauguration.
Watch Hooper’s full interview with Fredricka Whitfield on CNN Newsroom below.