Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
Encyclopedia
The Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) is an independent, noncommercial, nongovernmental organization, which carries out research and analysis on Russia
n conventional arms trade and defense trends both nationally and internationally. The main goal of CAST is to promote innovative research addressing the security challenges and implications of arms and technology trade and defense restructuring.
CAST also publishes Moscow Defense Brief
, which aims to provide timely and accurate analysis of the leading trends in Russian defense policy and industry, tailored to the requirements of demanding professionals in the English-speaking world. Each year, the Centre publishes a ranking of top 20 companies of the Russian defense industry, based on a comparison of key financial and operational indicators.
The organization was founded in June 1997 by graduates of Moscow State Institute of International Relations and it has close contacts with the Russian arms industry, the Rosoboronexport consortium, and senior government officials. Its office is located in Moscow
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The current head of CAST is Ruslan Pukhov
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n conventional arms trade and defense trends both nationally and internationally. The main goal of CAST is to promote innovative research addressing the security challenges and implications of arms and technology trade and defense restructuring.
Overview
According to the organization's website, CAST current employs ten researchers working on full time basis. The Centre's researchers also collaborate on an ad hoc basis with leading Russian experts, journalists, defense specialists and civil servants working on similar issues. Since April 1997, CAST has been publishing a bimonthly journal on arms trade and defense industries issues, «Eksport Vooruzheniy» (Arms Export).CAST also publishes Moscow Defense Brief
Moscow Defense Brief
Moscow Defense Brief is a bimonthly English-language defense magazine published by Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies , an independent defense think-tank.- Overview :...
, which aims to provide timely and accurate analysis of the leading trends in Russian defense policy and industry, tailored to the requirements of demanding professionals in the English-speaking world. Each year, the Centre publishes a ranking of top 20 companies of the Russian defense industry, based on a comparison of key financial and operational indicators.
The organization was founded in June 1997 by graduates of Moscow State Institute of International Relations and it has close contacts with the Russian arms industry, the Rosoboronexport consortium, and senior government officials. Its office is located in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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The current head of CAST is Ruslan Pukhov
Ruslan Pukhov
Ruslan Pukhov is a prominent Russian defense analyst and director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.-Overview:...
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External links
- http://www.cast.ru/eng/ English homepage