Council for Foreign and Defense Policy

Russian think tank

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Council for Foreign and Defense PolicyСовет по внешней и оборонной политике

Formation| February 25, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-25) [1][2]
Headquarters| Malaya Ordynka Ulitsa 29
Location|

* Moscow, Russia

Official language

| Russian
Website| globalaffairs.ru

The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP, SVOP) (Russian: Совет по внешней и оборонной политике) is a Russian Think Tank. It was formed on February 25, 1992.[3][4][5] It has been called the "leading public foreign policy organization" for Russia.[6]

Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly participates in the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy discussion club "Valdai".[7][8][9]

## Projects

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Source[10]

Strategy for Russia
Military construction
Valdai International Discussion Club
World Political Economy Club
Russia and Europe
Russia-USA
Russia and the CIS
Russia and the Baltics
Russia and Asia
Russia-NATO
Russia and globalization
Russia and the World

## Ranking

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In 2017 the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program'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.[11][5]
* 24th out of 75 "Best Government Affiliated Think Tanks"
* 107th out of 150 "Best Independent Think Tanks"[12][5]

## Publications

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* 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.[13]

## Chairman of the Presidium

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* 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.[14][15] (ru:Лукьянов, Федор Александрович)
* Alexander Vyacheslavovich Losev (ru:Лосев, Александр Вячеславович)
* Viktor Nikolaevich Mironov (ru:Миронов, Виктор Николаевич)
* Nikolai Vasilievich Mikhailov (ru:Михайлов, Николай Васильевич)
* Sergei Ashotovich Mndoyants (ru:Мндоянц, Сергей Ашотович)
* Alexander Vladimirovich Mordovin (ru:Мордовин, Александр Владимирович)
* Vyacheslav Alekseevich Nikonov (ru:Никонов, Вячеслав Алексеевич)
* Alexey Konstantinovich Pushkov (ru:Пушков, Алексей Константинович)
* Vladimir Arsentievich Rubanov (ru:Рубанов, Владимир Арсентьевич)
* Vladimir Alexandrovich Ryzhkov (ru:Рыжков, Владимир Александрович)
* Garegin Ashotovich Tosunyan (ru:Тосунян, Гарегин Ашотович)
* Vitaly Tovievich Tretyakov (ru:Третьяков, Виталий Товиевич)
* Alexander Valeryanovich Tsalko (ru:Цалко, Александр Валерьянович)
* Igor Yurievich Yurgens (ru:Юргенс, Игорь Юрьевич)

## Notes

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1. ^ Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
2. ^ Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma.
3. ^ Russia in Foreign Affairs
4. ^ Military Thought, Volume 23
5. ^ a b c Carolina Vendil Pallin and Susanne Oxenstierna. (August 2017). Russian Think Tanks and Soft Power.
6. ^ Dangerous drift : Russia's Middle East Policy by Eugene B. Rumer. 2000.
7. ^ Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club
8. ^ Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club
9. ^ Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club
10. ^ "Проекты - Совет по внешней и оборонной политике" (in Russian). 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ Openlibrary.Org
14. ^ Cold War Déjà Vu?: NATO, Russia and the Crisis in Ukraine NATO Defense College
15. ^ The “Rise” of China in the Eyes of Russia: A Source of Threats or New Opportunities? Connections. The Quarterly Journal. Winter 2014

## External links

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* Russia in Foreign Affairs, funded by Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
* Official page in Russian