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 The Centre russe d'études politiques (CREP) was founded in Switzerland on August 28, 2006.
The Centre russe d'études politiques is a non-governmental, non-profit organization incorporated in a form of Association, with members from Russia, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, France, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Spain, and many other countries. The PIR Center – a leading Russian private international security think tank, which has been working in this area for almost 20 years – is the centre's key Russian partner, and CREP, on its part, represents PIR Center in Switzerland.
CREP has its headquarters in the Canton of Geneva, which represents a global hub, with its numerous International Organizations and traditions in diplomatic and humanitarian fields.
The findings of the Centre are published in the journal Security Index, published in English in the United Kingdom and distributed worldwide in partnership with Routledge, the global leader in publishing books and journals on international relations and other social sciences.
The Centre russe d'études politiques main goal is to strengthen international peace through re-energizing a dialogue on international security issues between Russia and Europe, Russia and Switzerland. This dialogue should involve international experts, government representatives, political scientists, university students, business executives, and media representatives.
The Centre russe d'études politiques dedicates itself to applied research projects and provides consultancy in the area of international security and international relations. With its status as a nonprofit association, Centre russe d'études politiques works on applied research projects, provides consultancy in the field of international security, organizes meetings and conferences meant to contribute to better mutual understanding and development of strategic dialogue between Russia and Europe, Russia and Switzerland.
 Key areas of research include:
- transformation of international security architecture;
- analysis of responses to new security threats and challenges;
- energy security; and
- nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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