Newswise — Will tensions rise between Russia and the United States now that Edward Snowden has been granted asylum and will try to avoid facing espionage charges for the leak of NSA surveillance programs? Villanova University's Mark Lawrence Schrad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, an expert on Russian politics, the author of the new book, Vodka Politics: Autocracy and Alcohol in Russia, and is available to provide expert media comments on the news of Russia granting Snowden asylum.