PARTNERSHIP-IN-RESEARCH CLUB

The PIR Center Club was founded in February 2000. It is comprised of individuals and organizations providing substantial support for PIR activities and maintaining lasting friendly relations with the Center. These are banks, large companies, diplomatic missions, etc. The idea of the Club is to provide exclusive access to information on international politics and security.

The fee includes:

1) Subscription to a full set of PIR publications (delivery within Moscow or by registered mail outside of Moscow), including

• Yaderny Kontrol journal (6 issues in Russian, printed version)
• Yaderny Kontrol Digest (4 issues in English, printed version)
• PIR Study Papers (3 issues in Russian, printed version)
• Russian Security Executive Intelligence Newsletter (24 issues in Russian or in English, printed or electronic version)
• Arms Control Letters (12 issues in English, electronic version)
• books from the «PIR Library» series (in Russian, printed version)
• Nuclear Russia Today - Russian Press Digest (twice a week, in Russian, electronic version)

• Missiles and Outer Space bulletin (4 issues in Russian, printed version)

2) Members get access to PIR’s Nuclear Russia database, the PIR Center Arms Control Library, archives, and dossiers.

3) Members enjoy the right to obtain information and consulting services at a preferential rate (up to a 50% discount).

4) Within the Club framework, the PIR Center will convene regular meetings, where members can exchange views on topics of interest, make useful contacts in informal atmosphere, etc.

The topics of the PIR Club meetings:

“International Terrorism, Russia and New Security Challenges” (October 9, 2001).

Speakers:

• Academician Mikhail D. Kreymer, Chairman of the Board of Military Experts.

• Dr. Dmitry G. Evstafiev, Senior Research Associate, Director of “Russian Domestic Politics & Security “ Program.

“Russian-US Relations: from Ljubljana to Genoa” (June 28, 2001)

Speaker:

• Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov, Director, PIR Center

“Russian Foreign Policy: Facing the Choice” (February 22, 2001)

Speaker:

• Dr. Dmitry G. Evstafiev, Senior Research Associate; Director of “Russian Domestic Politics & Security” Program;

“The Outcome of the US Presidential Elections: Impact on the US-Russian Strategic Relationship” (November 29, 2000)

Speakers:

• Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov, Director, Editor-in-Chief of Yaderny Kontrol journal, and Director of “The Nonproliferation & Russia” Program;
• Amb. Roland M. Timerbaev; Senior Advisor;
• Mr. Ivan A. Safranchuk, Research Associate & Director of “Nuclear Arms Control: Russia and Other Nuclear-Weapon States” Project;
• Dr. Dmitry G. Evstafiev, Senior Research Associate; Director of “Russian Domestic Politics & Security” Program;
• Dr. Bobo Lo, Research Associate.

“Prospects of Russian Military Reform” (September 21, 2000)

Speakers:

• Vasily Lata, PIR Advisor
• Ivan Safranchuk, PIR Research Associate

• Prof. Yury Fedorov, Department Head in the Institute for US and Canadian Studies

Corporate members enjoy all rights and privileges under paragraphs 2-4 with formula “1+1”, i.e. there is one more person who is entitled to enjoy all benefits of Club membership.

Contact Assistant Director Vladimir Siluyanov
P.O. Box 17, Moscow 117454, Russia
Tel.: (095) 234-0525 Fax: (095) 234-9558
E-mail: siluyanov@pircenter.org