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Office for Central Europe and Eurasia (OCEE)

Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States

Statement of Task This project calls for establishment of parallel committees of the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences that would organize annual workshops for exchanging information and experiences concerning steps that can be taken by governments to reduce the likelihood of terrorism attacks and reduce the resulting damage should they occur.

The two committees will guide this activity. They will jointly determine the agendas and priorities for the workshops. They will commission papers to be prepared by American and Russian specialists for the workshops on topics of particular interest.

Committees

Publications

In June 2001, the RAS-NRC Workshop on Terrorism in High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response was held in Moscow, Russia. View the publication, High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop.

In March 2003, the RAS-NRC Workshops on Urban Terrorism and Cyberterrorism and a joint meeting of the committees was held in Moscow, Russia. View the publication, Terrorism—Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings.

Responsible Staff Officer: Glenn E. Schweitzer, Director, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia

For more information about this project, contact Chelsea Sharber at csharber@nas.edu.