|
Showing 1 - 13 of
13 matches in All Departments
As the Soviet Union was collapsing in late 1991, reports began to
reach the West about agents "shopping" for weapons systems - and
weapons scientists - in the beleaguered Soviet military-industrial
complex. In response, the United States, the European Community,
and Japan, in cooperation with the Russian government, created a
program to reemploy Soviet scientific personnel in civilian
projects dealing with the legacy of the Soviet system - a polluted
environment, unsafe nuclear power facilities, and economic
underdevelopment. In this fascinating first-person account, the
American environmental scientist who led the effort to establish
the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow tells the
diplomatic, scientific, and human story behind a remarkable
post-Cold War conversion initiative.
During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian
Academy of Sciences, have carried out a wide variety of activities
to improve understanding of the challenges in containing and
reducing ethnic conflicts, violent extremism, and terrorism. Roots
and Trajectories of Violent Extremism and Terrorism provides an
overview of this cross-ocean program, which has involved American
and Russian scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from a
large number of government agencies, leading research institutions,
think tanks, educational institutions, analytical centers, and
consulting and commercial firms in the two countries. This report
highlights challenges addressed by the academies over many years
that remain of current interest as the U.S., Russian, and other
governments continue to cope with old and new forms of aggression
that threaten the livelihood of populations at home and abroad.
Table of Contents Front Matter Introduction and Acknowledgments 1
Ethnic Conflicts within Russia 2 Acceptable Limits on Biological
Research 3 Radiological Challenges: Security, Sources, Waste Sites,
and Disposal 4 Security of Transportation, Industrial,
Construction, Communications, and Other Urban Challenges 5
Interests in the Middle East and Beyond 6 Continuing Inter-Academy
Cooperation in a Changing World Appendix A: The Kona Statement
Appendix B: Characteristics of Early Ethnic Monitoring Network in
Russia and Beyond Appendix C: Lessons Learned from a Terrorist
Attack in a Moscow Theater (Yevgeny Kolesnikov) Appendix D:
Terrorist Attack at a School in the North Caucasus (Gennady
Kovalenko) Appendix E: New Trends in Monitoring Multiethnic Russia
(Valery Tishkov) Appendix F: Final Stages in Disposition of
Radioactive Waste (Vladislav A. Petrov) Appendix G: Far-Right
Domestic Extremism (James Halverson) Appendix H: Psychology of
Transnational Terrorism and Extreme Political Conflict (Scott
Atran) Appendix I: Recent Trends and Future Concerns in Worldwide
Terrorism (Gary LaFree) Appendix J: Labor Migration and Radicalism
(Vitaly Naumkin) Appendix K: References
|
U.S.-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Health (2010-2016) - A Resilient Program but an Uncertain Future (Hardcover)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Glenn E Schweitzer
|
R1,904
Discovery Miles 19 040
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
In 2010, the National Research Council published the report
U.S-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
(2000-2009). The review of the program described in detail the
National Academies' science, technology, and health cooperation
program carried out jointly with partners in Iran (otherwise known
as science-engagement). The purpose of this new publication is to
document the history and details of the National Academies' program
of science-engagement from 2010 through 2016, while providing a
perspective in considering future science-engagement. A variety of
cooperative activities, and particularly workshops that dominated
science-engagement during that period, are highlighted. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Context for
Science-Engagement Activities 3 Program Activities from 2010 to
2016 4 Overcoming Barriers to Cooperation 5 Uncertain Future for
Science-Engagement Appendix A: Timeline for Selected Activities of
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
(1999-2016) Appendix B: Workshop Proceedings and Other Documents
about Meetings Sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine (1999-2016) Appendix C: Strategic Science
and Technology Approaches of Iran (2015) Appendix D: Key Science
and Technology Policies of Iran (2010-2016) Appendix E: National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Search of Scopus
Data Base for Iranian Publications (2014) Appendix F: Project
Opportunities Identified during Workshop on Climate Change (2015)
Appendix G: Management of Land and Water Resources: Lessons Learned
from Alborz Pilot Effort Supported by World Bank (2005-2013)
Appendix H: Selected Provisions of Annex III of the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action: Civil Nuclear Cooperation (2015)
Appendix I: European Union Agreements with Iran on Cooperation in
Science and Technology (2016) Appendix J: Priority Environmental
Interests of Supreme Leader and Opportunities for Cooperation
(2015)
In "Containing Russia's Nuclear Firebirds," Glenn E. Schweitzer
explores the life and legacy of the International Science and
Technology Center in Moscow. He makes the case that the center's
unique programs can serve as models for promoting responsible
science in many countries of the world.
Never before have scientists encountered technology with the
potential for such huge impacts on the global community, both
positive and negative. For nearly two decades following the Soviet
Union's breakup into independent states, the ISTC has provided
opportunities for underemployed Russian weapon scientists to
redirect their talents toward civilian research. The center has
championed the role of science in determining the future of
civilization and has influenced nonproliferation policies of Russia
and other states in the region. Most important, the center has
demonstrated that modest investments can encourage scientists of
many backgrounds to shun greed and violence and to take leading
roles in steering the planet toward prosperity and peace.
Schweitzer contends that the United States and other western and
Asian countries failed to recognize the importance, over time, of
modifying their donor-recipient approach to dealing with Russia. In
April 2010 the Russian government announced that it would withdraw
from the ISTC agreement. After expenditures exceeding one billion
dollars, the ISTC's Moscow Science Center will soon close its
doors, leaving a legacy that has benefited Russian society as well
as partners from thirty-eight countries. Schweitzer argues that a
broader and more sustained movement is now needed to help prevent
irresponsible behavior by dissatisfied or misguided scientists and
their patrons.
In "Containing Russia's Nuclear Firebirds," Glenn E. Schweitzer
explores the life and legacy of the International Science and
Technology Center in Moscow. He makes the case that the center's
unique programs can serve as models for promoting responsible
science in many countries of the world.
Never before have scientists encountered technology with the
potential for such huge impacts on the global community, both
positive and negative. For nearly two decades following the Soviet
Union's breakup into independent states, the ISTC has provided
opportunities for underemployed Russian weapon scientists to
redirect their talents toward civilian research. The center has
championed the role of science in determining the future of
civilization and has influenced nonproliferation policies of Russia
and other states in the region. Most important, the center has
demonstrated that modest investments can encourage scientists of
many backgrounds to shun greed and violence and to take leading
roles in steering the planet toward prosperity and peace.
Schweitzer contends that the United States and other western and
Asian countries failed to recognize the importance, over time, of
modifying their donor-recipient approach to dealing with Russia. In
April 2010 the Russian government announced that it would withdraw
from the ISTC agreement. After expenditures exceeding one billion
dollars, the ISTC's Moscow Science Center will soon close its
doors, leaving a legacy that has benefited Russian society as well
as partners from thirty-eight countries. Schweitzer argues that a
broader and more sustained movement is now needed to help prevent
irresponsible behavior by dissatisfied or misguided scientists and
their patrons.
As part of a long-standing collaboration on nuclear
nonproliferation, the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian
Academy of Sciences held a joint workshop in Moscow in 2003 on the
scientific aspects of an international radioactive disposal site in
Russia. The passage of Russian laws permitting the importation and
storage of high-level radioactive material (primarily spent nuclear
fuel from reactors) has engendered interest from a number of
foreign governments, including the U.S., in exploring the
possibility of transferring material to Russia on a temporary or
permanent basis. The workshop focused on the environmental aspects
of the general location and characteristics of a possible storage
site, transportation to and within the site, containers for
transportation and storage, inventory and accountability, audits
and inspections, and handling technologies.
|
Countering Terrorism - Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems: Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop (Paperback, New)
Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, …
|
R1,826
Discovery Miles 18 260
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian
interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism,
which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series,
this volume continues to explore topics related to urban terrorism,
but with a new emphasis on potential attacks involving biological
agents, transportation networks, and energy systems. The other
books in the series include: High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of
a Russian-American Workshop (2002) Terrorism: Reducing
Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop
Proceedings (2004) Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the
United States: Proceedings of a Workshop (2006) Table of Contents
Front Matter Summaries, 1 U.S.-Russian Working Group on
Bioterrorism--Claire Cornelius (Rapporteur) 2 U.S.-Russian Working
Group on Transportation System Vulnerabilities--Cynthia Getner
(Rapporteur) 3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System
Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur) Selected Papers, 4
Tendencies in Global Terrorism--Raphael Perl 5 Use of Predictive
Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management--Nikolai
Petrovich Kopylov and Irek Ravilevich Khasanov 6 Organizational
Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding
to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on
Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of
People Congregate--A. Yu. Kudrin, A. I. Zaporozhets, and S. A.
Kachanov 7 Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and
Impact Factors--Nikolai A. Makhutov, Vitaly P. Petrov, and Dmitry
O. Reznikov 8 Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological
Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological
Security--Vladimir V. Romanov 9 Disease Surveillance and
International Biosecurity--David R. Franz 10 Emerging Viral
Infections in the Asian Part of Russia--Sergei V. Netesov and
Natalya A. Markovich 11 A Note on the Interfacial Vulnerabilities
of Transportation Systems--George Bugliarello 12 Transportation
Planning for Evacuations--John C. Falcocchio 13 International and
National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation
Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin 14 Managing the Radius of Risk--Drew F.
Lieb 15 The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security--S. G.
Serebryakov 16 U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological
Terrorism--John F. Ahearne 17 IAEA Activities in Preventing
Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism--Miroslav Gregoric 18
Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State
Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov 19 The
Phenomenon of Suicide Bombings in Israel: Lessons Learned--Mordecai
Z. Dzikansky 20 Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Chemical,
Biological, and Explosive Agents--Russ Zajtchuk and Gary R. Gilbert
21 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology
Directorate--John O'Neil Appendix A: Agenda Appendix B: Recent
Russian and International Publications of Interest Appendix C:
Russia's Counterterrorism Strategy--Valentin A. Sobolev
While researching this book, Glenn Schweitzer met four Moscow
physicists who were trying to license Russian technology to western
firms for product manufacture. During the worst times, they were
reduced to driving taxis to keep things afloat. He asked them, will
technological innovation have a discernible impact on the Russian
economy in the coming decade? No, was the immediate reply. Are they
right? In Swords into Market Shares, Schweitzer examines the roots
of such pessimism and the prospects for Russia to prosper from its
technology in the post-Soviet world. He explores the different
visions of prosperity held by entrepreneurs, technologists, and
government officials and goes on to examine the barriers to
progress as Russia struggles to build a viable technology industry
on its own terms. In accessible language, this book talks about
technology's place within Russia's economy and its research and
development infrastructure. Schweitzer looks at the impact of the
Soviet legacy?central planning, lack of priorities, scant
incentives for personal initiative?and the aftermath of the Russian
financial meltdown of 1998. He also reviews the experiences of
American companies that have invested in Russian technology and
examines the results of pressure to reform according to the
economic model of the West. Schweitzer goes on to document the
problems of economic crime and government corruption, which plague
activities designed to generate income in Russia. He discusses the
lack of protection for intellectual property and taxation issues
that stand in the way of technological innovation. The book looks
at the impact of the "brain drain" as Russian experts seek greener
pastures?not only the ominous recruitment of Russian biological
weapons experts and the acquisition of military technology by
"rogue" nations?but also Russia's own program to sell military
technology for badly needed funds. Schweitzer's use of case studies
and examples puts a human face on these issues. He also discusses
Russia's 60 "science cities"?sites of state research centers?with
close-ups of three "nuclear cities." Can the technical strengths of
the Soviet military complex find a place in civilian Russia? How
can this vast country sustain even a minimal standard of living?
Swords into Market Shares addresses these and other key questions
and explores fundamental policy issues confronting both Russia and
the United States as Russia struggles for an economic foothold.
Table of Contents Front Matter Dismal Economics Holds Back
Technological Innovation Struggling to Embrace Modern Technologies
Profiting From Investments in Military Technology The Money Trail:
Finders Keepers Long-Term Patent Protection and Short-Term Tax
Relief Redirection and Erosion of Russian Brainpower Sixty-Five
Science Cities with Three Million People Three Nuclear Cities with
an Abundance of Technologies U.S. Efforts to Contain Dangerous
Technologies While Promoting Foreign Investments The Revival of
Russian Technology Epilogue Appendix A: Characterization and
Sources of Russian Research and Development Appendix B: Scientific
Organizations with the Status of State Scientific Centers of the
Russian Federation Appendix C: Science Cities of Russia Appendix D:
Commercialized Technologies at Russian Institutions Appendix E:
Technology-Intensive Projects of Priority Interest to the Russian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Appendix F: Next Steps to the Market
Program of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
Index
This publication features papers presented at the Workshop on
Cleaning Up Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials, held in
Moscow in June 2007. This activity was organized by the National
Academies in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences and
with funding provided by the Russell Family Foundation. The
workshop was designed to promote exchanges of information on
specific contaminated sites in Russia and elsewhere and to
stimulate greater attention to the severity of the problems and the
urgent need to clean up sites of concern to the local and
international communities.
The National Research Council hosted an interacademy workshop in
Yekaterinburg, Russia together with the Russian Academy of Sciences
in October 2004 as a means of exploring various aspects of
industrial innovation in the Urals region of Russia. Workshop
presenters focused on the establishment of cooperative business
partnerships between Russian industrial companies and Russian
research organizations, particularly those in the closed nuclear
cities of Russia. The concept of "market pull" was therefore an
important aspect of the workshop, including partnerships between
Russian researchers and international companies, as well as those
with international research centers. However, given the complex
economic and research climates in Russia, which are intensified in
the nuclear cities, cooperation between Russian industry and
Russian researchers were of primary during the workshop
presentations and subsequent discussions as captured in this
workshop summary. Table of Contents Front Matter Introduction 1
Summaries of Workshop Presentations and Discussions 2 Themes that
Emerged During the Workshop Appendix A Russian-American Workshop:
Innovating for Profit in Russia Appendix B Nuclear Cities
Initiative Appendix C Basic Principles of the Russian Federation
Policy on the Development of Science and Technology for the Period
to 2010 and Beyond Appendix D Strategy of the Russian Federation to
Develop Science and Innovations for the Period to 2010 Appendix E
Integration Opportunities for New Technologies: Organizational
Support and Financial Aspects Appendix F Biographical Information
Committee on Innovating for Profit in Russia: Encouraging a "Market
Pull" Approach
In January-February 2005, the National Academies Committee on
Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States and
the Russian Academy of Sciences Standing Committee on
Counterterrorism held a workshop on urban terrorism in Washington,
D.C. Prior to the workshop, three working groups convened to focus
on the topics of energy systems vulnerabilities, transportation
systems vulnerabilities, and cyberterrorism issues. The working
groups met with local experts and first responders, prepared
reports, and presented their findings at the workshop. Other
workshop papers focused on various organizations' integrated
response to acts of urban terrorism, recent acts of terrorism,
radiological terrorism, biological terrorism, cyberterrorism, and
the roots of terrorism. Table of Contents Front Matter Report of
U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy Vulnerabilities Report of
U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation Vulnerabilities Report
of U.S.-Russian Working Group on Cyberterrorism Issues
Cybersecurity and Urban Terrorism-Vulnerability of the Emergency
Responders News and Terrorism: Communicating in a Crisis Problems
of Urban Terrorism in Russia Terrorist Acts in Moscow: Experience
and Lessons in Eliminating Their Consequences Critical Integration
and Coordination Issues in Urban Security Special Characteristics
of Firefighting in Urban Areas A Decision Informatics Approach to
Urban Emergency Management Efforts of Russian Ministries in
Implementing Measures to Prevent Acts of Terrorism Safety and
Security in Megacities The Role of Science and Technology in
Homeland Security and Countering Terrorism: Overview of Key
Activities at the National Academies Does the Emergence of
Insurgencies Provide Lessons for Terrorism? Unauthorized Use of
Radiation Sources: Measures to Prevent Attacks and Mitigate
Consequences Other Dimensions of Radiological Terrorism Biological
Terrorism: Regional Preparedness On the Events in Beslan Measuring
Progress, or Lack Thereof, in Combating Terrorism On Efforts to
Counter International Terrorism in the Russian Federation and
Possible Areas of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in this Area Cybercrime
and the Training of Specialists to Combat It in Russia Methodology
for Assessing the Risks of Terrorism Appendix A Methodology for
Assessing the Risks of Terrorism Appendix B Russian Academy of
Sciences-U.S. National Academies Joint Committees on Countering
Terrorism
|
You may like...
Hampstead
Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, …
DVD
R49
Discovery Miles 490
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Sound Of Freedom
Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, …
DVD
R325
R218
Discovery Miles 2 180
|