May 21-22, 2018 in Veliky Novgorod hosted the annual Russian-American conference «Dialogue Fort-Ross», whose name goes back to the historical settlement of Russian pioneers in the territory of present-day California. The main mission of the annual conference is to strengthen bilateral contacts between Russia and the United States in the cultural and educational spheres. The agenda of the conference has recently also included political topics: topical issues of Russian-American relations and their prospects. This year, a special emphasis was placed on the problem of cybersecurity.
The director of ISKRAN, Doctor of Historical Sciences took part in the work of the conference and made presentations. V.N. Garbuzov, scientific director of ISCRAN academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences S.M. Rogov, Deputy Director of ISKRAN Ph.D. V.B. Supyan, k.polit.n. P.A. Sharikov.