The international relations system has been in the process of transformation since the early 1990-s. Today one may unequivocally say that the unipolar project, which has been constructed by the USA wi
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The U.S. tests the world’s first thermonuclear device, named Mike, with a yield of 10.4 megatons, on one of the Marshall Islands.
31.10.1952
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29.10.2020
In July 2017, at the meeting of the UN General Assembly, 122 countries voted in favor of the TPNW that prohibits the development, testing, production, manufacture, possession, use, or threat of use of nuclear weapons under Article I. The Treaty was established to fill in the legal gap in the nuclear nonproliferation regime, as well as to contribute to complying with Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Under Article XV of the TPNW, the Treaty “shall enter into force 90 days after the fiftieth instrument of ratification”. The TPNW now has 50 ratifications, which means it will enter into force on January 22, 2021. What does it all mean? How will the new treaty work? Is the TPNW doing so well?
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Roland Timerbaev: memory gallery
Roland Timerbaev, indisputable authority, teacher, and mentor, passed away a year ago. He was and remains number one for people involved in nuclear nonproliferation.
Although today he is no longer with us, each of us remains with his rich heritage -...
XX Anniversary International School on Global Security — 2020
XX Anniversary International School on Global Security — 2020
50 years after ratification of the NPT by the Soviet Union and its entry into force: lessons learned and prospects for strengthening of the nuclear nonproliferation regime
Workshop materials, March 12, 2020
The Future of the NPT: Shaping Russia’s Position
The purpose of the project is to provide a quality expert assessment of the issue, and by arranging various platforms for discussions, to facilitate a more constructive debate of the problems currently facing the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
Rebuilding the Russian-American Dialogue on Global Security
PIR Center continues to facilitate Russian-American dialogue on strategic security issues and NPT Review Process
A WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East: The Road Toward It as Seen From Moscow
Article by N. Artemenkova and V. Orlov
Dual Degree Program in Nonproliferation Studies
Educational breakthrough in the field of non-proliferation: MGIMO, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and PIR-Center have established a dual degree master’s programme in the sphere of non-proliferation.
PIR PRESS NEWS
30.10.2020
The article analyzes NATO nuclear sharing arrangements and examines the history of the concept of nuclear sharing, based on archival documents, and its practical implementation at the present stage. The authors pay special attention to the positions of the countries in whose territory American tactical nuclear weapons are stored, as well as to the speeches of countries against nuclear sharing at the PrepComs of the Review Conference. The authors give a list of reasons why NATO might benefit from changing its inflexible approach to nuclear sharing.
23.10.2020
The international relations system has been in the process of transformation since the early 1990-s. The unfulfilled unipolar project, which was being constructed by the USA, is transforming into a more just multipolar world order, which the future of world development belongs to. At the same time one can observe some countries pursue their foreign policies through strength, see the ideologization and militarization of international relations. The United States purposefully destroys the arms control system, develops the global missile defense system, withdrew from the INF Treaty, the Open Skies Treaty, does not agree to extent the New START.
22.10.2020
“The world is now in a state of transformation, and during this period of uncertainty and turbulence realistic analysis and foreign policy planning is more important than ever, especially for Russia”, ‒ Oleg Stepanov, Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
