The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP, SVOP) () is a Russian
Think Tank
A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...
. It was formed on February 25, 1992.
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Russian Think Tanks and Soft Power
It has been called the "leading public foreign policy organization" for Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
regularly participates in the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy discussion club " Valdai".
Projects
Ranking
In 2017 the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) was a non-profit program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1989 to 2021. TTCSP was originally established at the Foreign Policy Research Insti ...
's, Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) ranking of think tanks, the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy is in a number of "sub-lists":
* 41st out of 135 under Top Foreign Policy and International Affairs Think Tanks.
* 58th of 110 under Top Think Tank by Area Research.[McGann, James G. (2017) 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, Think
Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), University of Pennsylvania, 1-26-2017, http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=think_tan Pages 72, 84.][McGann, James G. (2017]
2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), University of Pennsylvania, 1-26-2017, Pages 106, 144.
Publications
* U.S. Russian Relations at the Turn of the Century: Reports of the Working Groups Organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington and the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. 2000.
Chairman of the Presidium
* Alexey Georgievich Arbatov ( :ru:Арбатов, Алексей Георгиевич)
* Tatyana Viktorovna Borisova ( :ru:Борисова, Татьяна Викторовна)
* Vladimir Sergeevich Velichko ( :ru:Величко, Владимир Сергеевич)
* Sergey Alexandrovich Karaganov ( :ru:Караганов, Сергей Александрович)
* Yuri Georgievich Kobaladze ( :ru:Кобаладзе, Юрий Георгиевич)
* Evgeny Mikhailovich Kozhokin ( :ru:Кожокин, Евгений Михайлович)
* Fedor Alexandrovich Lukyanov 2014 AKA Fyodor Lukyanov.The “Rise” of China in the Eyes of Russia: A Source of Threats or New Opportunities?
Connections. The Quarterly Journal. Winter 2014 (
:ru:Лукьянов, Федор Александрович)
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Alexander Vyacheslavovich Losev (
:ru:Лосев, Александр Вячеславович)
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Viktor Nikolaevich Mironov (
:ru:Миронов, Виктор Николаевич)
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Nikolai Vasilievich Mikhailov (
:ru:Михайлов, Николай Васильевич)
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Sergei Ashotovich Mndoyants (
:ru:Мндоянц, Сергей Ашотович)
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Alexander Vladimirovich Mordovin (
:ru:Мордовин, Александр Владимирович)
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Vyacheslav Alekseevich Nikonov (
:ru:Никонов, Вячеслав Алексеевич)
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Alexey Konstantinovich Pushkov (
:ru:Пушков, Алексей Константинович)
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Vladimir Arsentievich Rubanov (
:ru:Рубанов, Владимир Арсентьевич)
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Vladimir Alexandrovich Ryzhkov (
:ru:Рыжков, Владимир Александрович)
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Garegin Ashotovich Tosunyan (
:ru:Тосунян, Гарегин Ашотович)
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Vitaly Tovievich Tretyakov (
:ru:Третьяков, Виталий Товиевич)
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Alexander Valeryanovich Tsalko (
:ru:Цалко, Александр Валерьянович)
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Igor Yurievich Yurgens (
:ru:Юргенс, Игорь Юрьевич)
Notes
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External links
Russia in Foreign Affairs funded by Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
Official pagein Russian
Think tanks based in Russia
Organizations established in 1992
Organizations based in Russia