Russian security on sale Alone with the indictment, the FSB presented a new evaluation of the damage brought by Aleksandr Nikitin to the security of the Russian Federation. The first evaluation conducted before suggested the damage was around one million U.S. dollars. This time it came down to 20,000 U.S. dollars. They identified the need to better investigate how economic globalization and the rise of transnational corporations are affecting efforts to promote peace and international disarmament. The NDG will address the relationship between militarism and globalization, and will begin by creating an e-mail network and educational resources which will be available on the Internet to build a body of knowledge for peace activists, economists and researchers.
Main themes are human settlements, human rights, environment and capacity building.