Controlling Dangerous Pathogens A Blueprint for U.S.-Russian Cooperation: A Report to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program of the U.S. Department of Defense (1997) / Chapter Skim
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4 Phase 2: An Era of Sustained Cooperation
4 Phase 2: An Era of Sustained Cooperation
Pages 43-49
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Depending on the character of such changes, the consequences for defense scientists and public health activities in that country could be substantial. Program recommendations for the distant future concerning national security and public health issues thus should be flexible.
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One approach for Phase 2 would be to establish an intergovernmental commission, supported by national coordinating bodies, to guide and coordinate cooperative efforts related to dangerous pathogens. The national security and public health aspects of a significantly expanded program of cooperation appear sufficiently important to warrant consideration of a commission dedicated exclusively to this topic.
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The activities of research teams would be regularly reported, as would the strains of infectious agents held for research and related purposes. As with the cooperative activities proposed, measures to ensure adequate protection of intellectual property and other sensitive information in a manner that does not undercut the broader transparency objectives should be developed.' Currently, such comprehensive exchange of information is difficult if not impossible to achieve, but as trust between the two countries grows, greater openness should become possible.
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As noted in Chapter 3, this maximum level of activity is driven by both the importance of limiting the number of facilities involved in work on dangerous pathogens and the manpower pools of specialists available in the twos countries to address important public health issues in a highly specialized field. The following approach, which could be formally established bv the commi.~sion veneer appropriate for the expanded program during Phase 2: -a ~ -- a -rr ~ · Annual or semiannual competitions should be held among Russian institutions and investigators for financial support for projects, including review of applications for support of research on selected pathogens as in the Pathogens Initiative Other dangerous pathogens and cross-cutting research projects that individual investigators propose for support would probably receive much greater emphasis.
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· Russian specialists who are involved in field investigations should be encouraged to apply for participation in CDC training programs. Research projects related to epidemiology that involve both former Soviet BW institutes and civilian institutions, (for example, institutes of the Biopreparat complex teamed with those of the Ministry of Health or Academy of Medical Sciences)
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would support the requirements of Russian specialists that are beyond their own means: small pieces of equipment for experiments of special interest to the United States and associated project related international travel for some participants (at an estimated cost of $35,000 per year per project)
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If the United States and Russia are able to work together constructively over the long term, the tone of international diplomacy in this field could be significantly improved, resulting in new and important mitigation of the threat of proliferation and terrorism and improved U.S.-Russian relations in an area that too frequently has been punctuated with acrimony. In addition, long-term joint efforts would make major contributions to reducing global risks from emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
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