About Alexei Arbatov

Head of the Center for International Security Center of the Institute for International Economy and International Relationships of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Member of Russian Parliament (State Duma), a member of the YABLOKO faction and Deputy Chairman of the Duma Defence Committee, 1994-2003. Dr. Arbatov is author of a number of books and numerous articles and papers on issues of global security, strategic stability, disarmament, Russian military reform and various current domestic and foreign political issues.