The Center for International Trade and Security seeks to address international security challenges through policy-relevant research and outreach. Many of the Center's projects focus on security problems and opportunities related to technology trade. The Center recognizes that technology and commerce in technology are central to national prosperity and international development, but that technology trade also poses security risks that must be managed. Over the past decade, the Center has emerged as a leader in providing policy research on export controls and weapons proliferation.
Westinghouse Safety Management Solutions
Contact: Jim Jackman
Boasts extensive experience in spent fuel shipping and management, wet and dry spent fuel storage, waste characterization, and decommissioning. Westinghouse Savannah River has established a telemedicine and training program through the University of South Carolina system and the University of Georgia medical community. Westinghouse officials, in contacting the Consortium, asserted that industry representatives with "real hands-on experience" have been missing in the non-governmental effort, and want to participate.
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) began sponsoring visiting fellowships from Chelyabinsk-70 scientists in 1998. The Center has ongoing ties with Arzamas-16 and Chelyabinsk-70 officials. CNS runs training programs for Russian experts that include an eight-week English language and Nonproliferation Program and a four-month visiting fellows program. CNS is interested in helping create nonproliferation NGOs made up of weapons scientists, using the new regional business centers. CNS is also leading a new initiative on Russian Nuclear Regionalism, which will focus on the local context and impacts of downsizing the Russian weapons complex.
The MacArthur Foundation has approved a three-year grant for the MIPT business school to train the next generation of managers. Diakov's proposal was originally focused on the nuclear cities, however the Moscow office of the MacArthur Foundation reviewed the proposal and suggested to expand and focus on the regions of Russia. MIPT is well-positioned for this work because, according to Diakov, it has a unique system of selection of young talented people and about 60% of the students come from the regions.
Technical Research Corporation/Technical Research Institute (TRC/TRI)
Contact: Bill Schneider
TRC/TRI was founded in 1987 to accomplish basic research utilizing the efforts of Russian and CIS scientists. This program, underway for 5 years has successfully introduced to the US civilian market the results of basic research in mathematics, physics and chemistry. TRC/TRI have worked successfully with ROSVOORUZHENIYE, directly with Institutes and directly with Moscow State University. Publications include one book, "Soviet Ground Forces"; NATO Nuclear Standardization Agreement on Balanced Hardening and Quadripartite Standardization Agreement on Balanced Hardening.
Technology and Systems Inc.
Contact: Dr. Robert Summers
Dr. Summers led the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's Defense Conversion Division from 1992-1995. In that time, he organized five Entrepreneurial Workshops for Russian nuclear weapons scientists. These workshops had the direct support of then-MINATOM Minister Mikhailov. His current business, Technology and Systems Inc., focuses on international technology development and commercialization.
Technical Management Company
Contact: Ed Merewether
TMS has served as an integrated contract manager for the Cooperative Threat Reduction program. Based in Albuquerque, NM, TMS has offices throughout the former Soviet Union, and can offer strong logistical support to the Consortium.
The Landau Network - Centro Volta is an Italian institution that promotes scientific cooperation, in particular with institutions and researchers from the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia. The Landau Network operates mainly on two grounds: promoting the establishment of fellowships for scientists from Eastern countries who wish to work in Italian universities and institutions on various topics of scientific research, and promotes research programs, international conferences and meetings on "Science, peace and global problems. Particular attention is paid to science and technology in international security; energy and natural resources; and use and misuse of biotechnologies. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively supports the activities of the Landau Network. The Italian National Agency for Energy (ENEA) cooperates with the Landau Network. The Landau Network organized the December 1999 international forum on creating a European Nuclear Cities Initiative, and leads the effort to establish the ENCI.
The Center serves as a member of the Consortium through Princeton's Program on Nuclear Policy Alternatives. The Center for Energy and Environmental Studies (CEES) consists of three program areas: Energy Systems and Policy Analysis; Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament; and Industrial Ecology and Environmental Policy.
Analytical Center for Nonproliferation, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF)
Contact: Yuri Yudin
The Center is located within the RUSSIAN Federal Nuclear Center-VNIIEF, within the closed city of Sarov, formerly Arzamas-16. The Center, established in 1999, is currently conducting a number of nonproliferation analyses, including a review of VNIIEF's conversion capabilities and experience. The Center's membership in the Closed Cities Consortium has received the endorsement of VNIIEF's director, Radi I. Ilkaev.
The Harvard Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact: Matthew Bunn
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, science and technology policy, and conflict studies at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Center's mission is to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, and international affairs intersect.
Environmental Defense
Contact: Ram Uppuluri
Environmental Defense combines science, economics, and law to achieve environmental results. The organization is a leading advocate of market-based environmental policies, such as emissions trading. ED has more than 10 years of experience working in Russia, and is currently involved in a partnership with Russian Energy Systems (RAO-UES) to develop an emissions profile of their entire 300-plant system.
Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security
Contact: Dr. James Fuller
The Center for Global Security was established in October 1998 by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with four principal objectives: 1) Coordinate the arms control, proliferation prevention, emergency response, and regional security activities of PNNL, serving as Point of Contact on nonproliferation and global security issues, and providing a window to the laboratory's scientific and technical resources; 2) Partner with organizations, particularly universities and non-governmental organizations, on nonproliferation and global security activities; 3) Position the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) and PNNL to respond to changing conditions of the post-cold war environment by emphasizing the broader issues of global security and addressing both the traditional and non-traditional aspects of proliferation prevention and regional stability; and 4) Inform PNNL about the current state of global security and nonproliferation, and introduce scholars and policy makers to laboratory programs and staff through a seminar series, workshops and conferences.
