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Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S.-Russian Interacademy Cooperation (2004)

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Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S.-Russian Interacademy Cooperation

Appendix L
The Threats to Russia (View of the Ministry for Emergency Situations)

  1. Corruption and incompetence of the governing structure

  2. Increase in the hegemony of the United States

  3. Increase in crime and the criminal economy

  4. Lowering of the standard of living and antagonisms within the social structure

  5. Decline in the production and investment potential

  6. Decline in the scientific-technical and innovation potential

  7. Increase in the military and technical strength of China

  8. Decline in the defense and fighting capability of the military forces

  9. Sharpening of the internal conflicts among nationalities and religious groups

  10. Deepening of the energy crisis

  11. Increase in the openness of the national economy beyond appropriate limits

  12. Growth in the military threat from the United States and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  13. Sharpening and deepening of regional and local armed conflicts

  14. Increasing damage from dangerous national and catastrophic events and processes

  15. Increasing damage from industrial accidents, environmental pollution, and depletion of natural resources.

Source: Kommersant (2003).

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Front Matter (R1-R20)
1. U.S.-soviet Scientific Cooperation in the Age of Confrontation (1-14)
2. Perestroika and Expansion of Scientific Cooperation (15-29)
3. Emergence of the New Russia: High Expectations, Harsh Realities, and the Path Ahead (30-40)
4. National Security Issues and a Wider Agenda for Cooperation (41-62)
5. Supporting Innovation: From Basic Research to Payment for Sales (63-80)
6. Lessons Learned and the Future of the Interacademy Program (81-95)
Epilogue (96-98)
Appendix A: Highlights of Early U.S.-Soviet Relations (1725-1957) (99-103)
Appendix B: Agreement of the Exchange of Scientists between the National Academy of Sciences of the USA and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1959) (104-113)
Appendix C: Agreement on Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Health between the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002) (114-116)
Appendix D: Agreement for Scientifc Cooperation between the Institute of Medicine of the USA and the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1988) (117-121)
Appendix E: Joint Statement by the Presidents of the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences [on Preventing and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Material], February 22, 2002 (122-124)
Appendix F: Annex 2 to the Agreement on Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Health between the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002) (125-126)
Appendix G: Joint Statement by the Presidents of the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences [ on the Development of Knowledge-Based Economics], February 22, 2002 (127-128)
Appendix H: Cooperation Between U.S. and Russian Academies Encourages Russian Investments in Innoative Research (129-130)
Appendix I: Innovation in the Russian Federation (2001) (131-132)
Appendix J: Personal Trends in the Russian Academy of Sciences (133-134)
Appendix K: Innovation Projects of National Significance (135-136)
Appendix L: The Threats to Russia (View of the Ministry for Emergency Situations) (137-138)
References (139-146)

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Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S.-Russian Interacademy Cooperation Appendix L The Threats to Russia (View of the Ministry for Emergency Situations) Corruption and incompetence of the governing structure Increase in the hegemony of the United States Increase in crime and the criminal economy Lowering of the standard of living and antagonisms within the social structure Decline in the production and investment potential Decline in the scientific-technical and innovation potential Increase in the military and technical strength of China Decline in the defense and fighting capability of the military forces Sharpening of the internal conflicts among nationalities and religious groups Deepening of the energy crisis Increase in the openness of the national economy beyond appropriate limits Growth in the military threat from the United States and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Sharpening and deepening of regional and local armed conflicts Increasing damage from dangerous national and catastrophic events and processes Increasing damage from industrial accidents, environmental pollution, and depletion of natural resources. Source: Kommersant (2003).

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