| 9:00-9:30 | Introductions | International Institute for Strategic Studies: Col. Terence Taylor, Assistant Director Security Council of the RF: Vladimir Lebedev, Member of Staff Russian Institute for Strategic Studies: Dr. Elena Khotkova, Head of the European Security Department |
| 10:00-12:00 | Session 1: | Peace-Keeping operations and Development of Rapid Reaction Forces in Russia and in Europe; | Chair: | Col Terence Taylor | | Speaker: | Col Vladimir Tarasov, The Main Operations Directorate MOD RF | | Speakers: | Col Sebastian Roberts, General Staff Land Warfare Department UK MOD, Dr Christopher Bellamy, Royal Military College of Science |
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| 12:30-13:45 | Session 2: | Tasks and Challenges for the transition from conscript to professional military forces; | Chair: | Dr Elena Khotkova | | Speaker: | Col. Terence Taylor, Assistant Director, IISS Air Commodore Philip Wilkinson, Personnel Policy Department (RAF), Ministry of Defence |
| Speaker: | Col Zuberev, Centre for Strategic Military Analysis RF General Staff |
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| 15:00-16:30 | Session 3: | New priorities in weapons and equipment procurement. | Chair: | Michael Ryder, Head of Security Policy Department Foreign Office | | Speaker: | Gen Rakhmanov, Head of Scientific Research Institute 46, Main Armaments Directorate MOD RF | | Speaker: | Commodore Nigel Guild, Director of Combat Systems and Equipment, UK MOD |
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| 17:00-18:30 | Session 4: | Military Support to the civil power | Chair: | Vladimir Lebedev, The RF Security Council | | Speakers: | Paul Shulte, Director Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat, UK MOD.
Col Terence Taylor, Assistant Director IISS | | Speaker: | Gen Gapharov, Deputy Commander Russian Interior Troops |
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| 9:00-11:00 | Session 5: | Changes in the European strategic environment on the eve of the 21st century and the tasks of national military reforms | Chair: | Col Terence Taylor, IISS | | Speakers: | Dr James Sherr, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy
Dr Joseph Pilat, Research Associate, IISS | | Speaker: | Alexei Arbatov, Deputy Head of the State Duma's Defence Committee |
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| 11:30-13:30 | Session 6: | Perspectives on the evolution of military doctrines after the end of Cold war | Chair: | Col Terence Taylor, IISS | | Speakers: | Gen Kapralov, Centre for Strategic Military Analysis, RF General Staff (The new Russian military doctrine) | | Speakers: | Col Sebastian Roberts, General Staff, Land Warfare Department, UK MOD (UK Strategic Defence Review)
Dr Chris Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs to NATO Secretary General (Adaptation of NATO's Strategic Concept) |
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| 13:00-13:30 | | Closing Remarks UK and Russian MOD Representatives |
Participants
Commodore Nigel Guild, Director of Combat Systems and Equipment, Ministry of Defence
Paul Schulte, Director Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat, Ministry of Defence
Michael Ryder, Head Security Policy Department UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Col Sebastian Roberts, General Staff Land Warfare Department,
Dr Christopher Bellamy, Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis, Royal Military College of Science Air Commodore
Philip Wilkinson, Personnel Policy Department (RAF), Ministry of Defence
Chris Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs to NATO Secretary General
Dr James Sherr, Conflict Studies Research Centre Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Fellow Ministry of Defence
Col Terence Taylor, Assistant Director International Institute for Strategic Studies
Malcolm Mckintosh, Member International Institute for Strategic Studies
Dr Joseph Pilat, Research Associate International Institute for Strategic Studies
Oksana Antonenko, Research Associate International Institute for Strategic Studies
Col Robin Greenham, UK Military Attaché in Moscow
Michael Davenport, UK Embassy in Russia
Gen Gaponov, Deputy Head The Main Armaments Department
Gen Rakhmanov, Head Scientific-Research Institute 46, The Main Armament Directorate
Gen Kapralov, Head of Division Centre for Strategic-Military Analysis, General Staff
Col Philippovich, Main Operations Department General Staff
Col Zubarev, Centre for Strategic-Military Analysis General Staff,/p>
Col Tarasov, Military-Scientific Directorate General Staff
Lt Col Drozdov, Department for International Military Co-operation
Ministry of Interior Cen Gapharov, First Deputy Commander Interior Troops
Col Golyshkin
Lt Col Fedorov
Lt Col Zakharkin
Col Dzhabadze, Head of Strategic Analysis division
Dr Alexei Arbatov, Deputy Head of the Defence Committee, the Russian State Duma
Vladimir Lebedev, Member of Staff The RF Security Council
Marina Lebedeva, Professor Moscow State Institute for International Relations
Vladimir Diachenko, Centre for Special Defence Problems and Technologies
Vladimir Belousov, Centre for Special Defence Problems and Technologies
Dr Elena Khotkova, Head of Department Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS)
Dr Dmitry Evstafiev, Leading Researcher RISS
