| INSCT Supported Research |
Professor Brian Taylor, Assistant
Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School
provides an overview of Russia's power ministries and
their political and economic role in his
monograph:
"Russia's Power Ministries: Coercion and Commerce"
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Assistant Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor will conduct a year an a half project examining the role and impact of state coercive agencies in Vladimir Putin's state-building project with support from a Smith Richardson Foundation Grant to conduct. Known in Russia as the power ministries, state coercive agencies such as the police, secret police, and the military play an important role and have been given greater authority under Putin's project to recentralize authority with the goal of making the state stronger.
Professor Taylor will argue that the prominent political role given to these power ministries has not only weakened democracy and federalism, but has also not met Putin's goal of strengthening the Russian state. This is because these power ministries are themselves corrupt, and thus the personal enrichment of state officials often takes priority over accomplishing state goals. Corrupt and inefficient Russian coercive agencies potentially threaten U.S. foreign and security interests, particularly in terms of nonproliferation, the global war on terror, and the spread of democracy. Following a year of intensive research and writing on this topic, the project will culminate in a workshop to be held in Washington, D.C. and a monograph will be published. Administrative support will be provided by INSCT.
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Cyber-Security Research Supported by a Grant from the AT&T Foundation
Syracuse University College of Law was awarded a $50,000 grant for
cyber-security research being conducted by the Institute for
National Security and Counterterrorism. The grant comes from the
AT&T Foundation and was announced at the Gartner IT Security Summit
in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2004.
The grant will enable the Institute to continue its collaboration
with the New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical
Infrastructure Coordination. "By supporting the work we are now
doing, the AT&T Foundation grant will enhance our efforts to better
protect the vulnerable critical infrastructure and cyber entities,
not just in New York but on a broader scale as well," INSCT Director
William C. Banks says. "This type of cooperation and collaboration
is essential to providing a safer environment for us all."
