The Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISCRAN) firmly occupies a leading place among research institutes, becoming a kind of "think tank", i.e. a community of renowned study experts from the United States and Canada. The Institute was founded in 1967 by Academician G.A. Arbatov, who headed it until 1995, when the director was S.M. Horns. ISCRAN is one of the main centers for developing recommendations for senior government agencies on issues of domestic, foreign and military policy, on the problems of economic restructuring of the Russian national economy.
Contact details
- Website:
- http://www.iskran.ru/
- Address:
- 121069, Moscow, Khlebny per. 2/3
- Country:
- Russia
- Sub-region:
- Eastern Europe
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Russia, USA, Canada
Operating languages
Russian
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1967
Age (years)
Институт США и Канады
Russia average
Global average
Founded by
Founders: G.A. Arbatov
Founder gender: All male
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2019): Dr. Valery Garbuzov
Leader gender: Male
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2019
Институт США и Канады
Russia average
Global average
Data notes
Last updated: 03/02/2020
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Wikipedia: List of think tanks
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Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Wikipedia: List of think tanks
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