NYU Professor Richard Levitt on Putin's Godfathers. He has been associated with the NYU Center for Global Affairs since 2009.  His other experience includes politico-military affairs with the US Department of State, post-Communist political and social development at the EastWest Institute and the Centre for European Security Studies, and emerging and developed market finance with a number of global investment banks.  He was recognized for excellence in teaching by NYU's School of Professional Studies in 2015.