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William Geimer established the Jamestown Foundation in 1984. This Washington, D.C., based think tank emerged from a specific moment of Cold War history following Arkady Shevchenko's defection from the Soviet Union in 1978.
The Jamestown Foundation focuses primarily on China, Eurasia, Russia, and global terrorism. Its main publications included China Brief and Eurasia Daily Monitor alongside Terrorism Monitor and Militant Leadership Monitor.
Peter Mattis became president of the Jamestown Foundation in September 2023. He succeeded Glen E. Howard who held the position for 20 years before his departure.
In 2020, the office of the Prosecutor-General of Russia described Jamestown publications as seeking to fan separatism in some Russian regions. They stated these activities posed a security threat under the Russian foreign agent law.
The foundation hosted Russian artist Nikolai Getman's paintings of Gulag camps where he was imprisoned for eight years by the Soviet regime. In September 2009, the Jamestown Foundation transferred the Getman collection to The Heritage Foundation.