The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP, SVOP) (Russian: Совет по внешней и оборонной политике) is a Russian Think Tank.
It was formed on February 25, 1992.
[3][4][5] It has been called the "leading public foreign policy organization" for Russia.
[6] Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly participates in the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy discussion club "Valdai".
[7][8][9] In 2017 the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program's, Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) ranking of think tanks, the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy is in a number of "sub-lists":