The exceptional impact of free market globalization on CIS countries and the use of innovation to counter the concomitant socioeconomic problems are profoundly and frankly analyzed and discussed from a variety of standpoints, both cultural and geographical. New possible solutions are presented...

The great, complex and rapid changes occurring in the former Soviet Union are making an impressive impact on the western world, especially Europe. Most of the change is generating positive effects and even more optimistic expectations, but one should not underestimate the difficulties of...

A wide-ranging review of the issues and opportunities in the transfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complex socio-technological aspects of the process, together with the related human factors and leadership...

The particular emphasis of Military R&D After the Cold War is on questions of conversion from military to civil purposes, and on the scope today for technology transfer between the traditional eastern and western sides of the Cold War. The book contains contributions from both academic analysts...

The Eastern European countries, the Baltic States in particular, are facing difficult problems in the course of their economic and political transition: industrial decline, unemployment, institutional change, conversion of industries, etc. But most Eastern European states have available a...

It is becoming increasingly clear that the future of the world cannot be sustained without scientific support, analysis, prediction and the use of scientific achievement. The immensity of the problems confronting us, coupled with the limited financial resources available, urgently demand the...

The important geopolitical changes of the last decade in the broad area of Eastern Europe have led to changes in the policy and strategy in many fields; social, economic, commercial and scientific among them. Science Policy and Research Management in the Balkan Countries draws together...

The course was called to address problems created by a general lack of skills in research and development, a lack of local expertise on information and technology transfer, and a lack of experience in disseminating results from research and development in Caucasian and neighboring post-socialist...

Today, there are big changes and differences between countries in matters of national defence. Gone are the huge engines of military industrial might, and struggling in their wake are networks upon networks of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's), groping with the harsh reality of survival...