Council for Foreign and Defense Policy

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]

Council for Foreign and Defense Policy
Совет по внешней и оборонной политике
FormationFebruary 25, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-25) [1][2]
HeadquartersMalaya Ordynka Ulitsa 29
Location
Official language
Russian
Websiteglobalaffairs.ru

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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Chairman of the Presidium

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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
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