The CIS has developed as a forum by which the member-states can co-operate in economics, defense and foreign policy.

Italy has worked closely with the United States and others on such issues as NATO and UN operations as well as with assistance to Russia and the other CIS nations, Middle East peace process, multilateral talks, Somalia and Mozambique peacekeeping, and combating drug trafficking, trafficking in women and children, and terrorism.

Kyrgyzstan also has contributed to the CIS peacekeeping forces in Tajikistan.

Moldova however has never participated in any military aspects of CIS, citing its neutrality status.

Like other CIS republics, Turkmenistan has established an Environmental Fund based on revenues collected from environmental fines, but the fines generally are too low to accumulate significant revenue.

Since that time, Uzbekistan has participated in the CIS peacekeeping force in Tajikistan and in United Nations-organized groups to help resolve the Tajik and Afghan conflicts, both of which it sees as posing threats to its own stability.

Although the CIS has few supranational powers, it is more than a purely symbolic organization, possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security.

Also, no visa has been required for citizens of Russia, and other CIS countries ( except Turkmenistan ).

The CIS, a non-partisan government funded independent research institution, has been researching public opinion of the monarchy since 1984 and tracks three basic lines of inquiry ; what is public confidence in the monarchy, what is the role of the monarchy in a democratic system, and to what degree has the king contributed to the democratic process.

Intermarriage has always been low and levels of Jewish knowledge are significantly higher than those of other CIS republics.

The term Carcinoma in situ ( or CIS ) refers to a small, localized carcinoma that has not yet invaded through the epithelial basement membrane delimiting the carcinomatous cells from adjacent normal cells.

It has also hosted the Canadian University Men's Basketball Championship ( CIS ).

During their entire tenure in the CIS, Frank McCrystal has been the Regina Ram's head coach.

CIS has not officially indicated whether a school joining the NCAA under this program can retain its CIS membership.

While the two teams did not play within the same governing bodies until 2002 ( SFU played in the NAIA while UBC has always competed in the CIS ), they would compete in an annual match-up known as the Shrum Bowl, named after Gordon Shrum.

Marshall won the Hec Crighton Trophy for most outstanding player in CIS football as a player for the Mustangs in 1980 and has also coached professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2004-2006.

It has members in Latin America, Western Europe and the CIS, including Izquierda Socialista in Argentina, Unidad Socialista de Izquierda in Venezuela, Corrente Socialista dos Trabalhadores in Brazil and Movimiento pelo Socialismo in Portugal.

Headquartered in Moscow, the agency has 74 offices in Russia and CIS, as well as 65 bureaus around the world.

Women's ice hockey has been played in the CIS since the 1997-98 season, following a long stint of teams only competing in the OUA.

The X-Men Basketball program has won 3 CIS Championships ( 1993, 2000, and 2001 ) and in 2004, the X-Men Hockey team won their first CIS Championship.

Aircraft heights for air traffic control and related purposes are measured in feet in the U. S. In fact, most of the world has used feet for aviation altitudes since the end of WW2 ( meters before 1945 in all European countries except the UK ), with the notable exceptions of China, North Korea, Russia and many other CIS ( former Soviet ) countries.

After the CIS finds a secret hyperspace route through the Deep Core, the Confederacy's fleet, including General Grievous ' flagship Invisible Hand, initiates a surprise attack on Coruscant.

Its program advocates an independent Belarus, which does not rule out membership in the CIS, and a market economy with state regulation of certain sectors.

However, unlike many varsity sports the baseball team does not compete in the CIS.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained its independence, Belarus became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

The International Centre for the History of Universities and Science ( CIS ), University of Bologna

Kyrgyzstan is a limited illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for CIS consumption.

transshipment point for opiates and cannabis from Central and Southwest Asia to Western Europe and Scandinavia and Latin American cocaine and some synthetics from Western Europe to CIS ; limited production of illicit amphetamines, ephedrine, and ecstasy for export.

In response to calls by the Central Asian and other union republics for admission, another meeting was held in Alma-Ata, on 21 December, to form an expanded CIS.

Football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball and women's wrestling compete for CIS championships only.

According to the University of Pennsylvania rankings – a result of surveys from 1500 scholars and peer review evaluation – the Center for Economic and Social Development ( CESD ) is one of the top 25 think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, including CIS.

Only CESD ( ranked 19 ) and the Center for Economic and Social Research ( CASE ), ( Poland, ranked 21 ) were included in the list from Central and Eastern Europe and CIS countries.

For Star Trek: The Next Generation, an ultraviolet light matting process was proposed by Don Lee of CIS and developed by Gary Hutzel and the staff of Image G. This involved a fluorescent orange backdrop which made it easier to generate a holdout matte, thus allowing the effects team to produce effects in a quarter of the time needed for other methods.

It is also a popular seaside resort and tourist destination, mainly for visitors from the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) countries.

In Russia and the CIS countries, ponchiki (, plural form of пончик, ponchik ) or pyshki (, especially in St. Petersburg ) are a very popular sweet doughnut, with many fast and simple recipes available in Russian cookbooks for making them at home as a breakfast or coffee pastry.

This was later expanded to the higher-performance B + version, intended for downloads from CIS itself.

Although the B + protocol was not widely supported by other software, it was used by default for some time on CIS itself.

** Centre for Information Security ( CIS )

The International Centre for the History of Universities and Science ( CIS ), Università di Bologna

The UK Co-operative Group includes both an insurance provider CIS and the Co-operative Bank, both noted for promoting ethical investment.

The University planned a new 3, 500 seat stadium for its varsity football team for the 2012 CIS football season.

STANAGs also form the basis for technical interoperability between a wide variety of communication and information ( CIS ) systems essential for NATO and Allied operations.

* Andy Fantuz-former CIS Offensive MVP, former Slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL and current Receiver for the Chicago Bears of the NFL