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

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 U.S.-Soviet Scientific Cooperation in the Age of Confrontation -- 2 Perestroika and Expansion of Scientific Cooperation -- 3 Emergence of the New Russia: High Expectations, Harsh Realities, and the Path Ahead -- 4 National Security Issues and a Wider Agenda for Cooperation -- 5 Supporting Innovation: From Basic Research to Payment for Sales -- 6 Lessons Learned and the Future of the Interacademy Program -- Epilogue -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Highlights of Early U.S.-Soviet Scientific Relations (1725-1957) -- Appendix B Agreement on the Exchange of Scientists between the National Academy of Sciences of the USA and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1959) -- Appendix C Agreement on Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Health between the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002) -- Appendix D Agreement for Scientific Cooperation between the Institute of Medicine of the USA and the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1988) -- Appendix E Joint Statement by the Presidents of the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences, February 2, 2002 -- Appendix F Annex 2 to the Agreement on Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine between the Russian Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Academies (2002) -- Appendix G Joint Statement by the Presidents of the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences, February 2, 2002 -- Appendix H Press Release of the National Academies Dec. 17, 2003 Cooperation Between U.S. and Russian Science Academies Encourages Russian Investments in Innovative Research -- Appendix I Innovation in the Russian Federation (2001) -- Appendix J Personnel Trends in the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Appendix K Innovation Projects of National Significance to Be Financed by the Russian Ministry of Industry, Science, and Technology During 2003-2006 (title, performing organization, location, award for total period) -- Appendix L The Threats to Russia (View of the Ministry for Emergency Situations) -- References.

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