The Director of PIR Center’s Russia and Nuclear Nonproliferation Program recounts the ups and downs of the 2015 NPT Review Conference. Differences over the establishment of a WMD-free zone in the Midd
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Russia issues a directive that approves the guidelines for export and import of nuclear materials, equipment, specialized non-nuclear materials, and related technology.
15.12.2000
The treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (the Bangkok Treaty) is signed.
15.12.1995
The USSR signs Protocols 2 and 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga).
15.12.1986
The first heavy water reactor in France starts production.
15.12.1948
Latest blog entry
13.12.2019
"The world watches almost indifferently as the arms control architecture that saved us from a nuclear catastrophe during the cold war collapses today. Against the background of current news about trade wars, terrorist acts and impeachment they may seem like relics of a bygone 20th century - ABM, INF, CFE, START treaties. In February 2021, the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire. It must be prolonged, for without it humanity will go blindfolded into the future through a minefield."
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- Affiliation : PIR Center
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Expertise :- Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons- Iranian nuclear program- Russian-US security relations- Foreign policy of the Russian Federation- Nuclear Weapons-Free-Zone in the Middle East- International security policy of the Russian Federation- Russian-European security relations- Russian foreign policy and the Middle East (including the Gulf region)- Nuclear nonproliferation in the Middle East- BRICS's perspectives on peace and security- Assessment of best international practices on fighting corruption- Building new European security architecture
- Position : Consultant
- Affiliation : Researcher, Security and Technologies Program, The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
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Expertise :- International legal regulation in cybersecurity area- Social media- Cyber security- National and international cyber strategies
- Position : Chairman of the Executive Board; Chairman of the "Trialogue" Club International
- Affiliation : PIR Center
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Expertise :- Political and military aspects of international security- Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons- Military cooperation- Russia-NATO relations- START Treaty- Missile Defense- Military Use of the Outer Space- European security
On the Suvorov trail, with a camera and a laptop
ON THE SUVOROV TRAIL On the Suvorov trail, with a camera and a laptop”. Commemorating the 220th anniversary of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov and his Army’s Alpine crossing in Switzerland. Project by Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov
Timerbaev, Roland M. (1927 - 2019)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, one of the authors of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Roland M. Timerbaev passed away
PIR Center's 25th anniversary
On 30th April 2019 we celebrateed 25 years. Today PIR-Center it is the leading Russian non-governmental organization in the sphere of international security, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
Russian-American Dialogue on Global Security
PIR Center continues to facilitate Russian-Americain dialogue on strategic security issues and NPT Review Process
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.
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
13.12.2019
"Strategic stability in its classical sense - the state of relations between Russia and the United States, in which the parties have no incentive to launch the first nuclear strike - was developed between the two countries during the Cold War. The development of new types of weapons (including high-precision non-nuclear, hypersonic and space-based missile defense systems) has a direct impact on strategic stability. A major change in the balance of power between Russia and the United States could undermine stability, making the likelihood of a nuclear conflict more real," - Consultant to PIR Center and Researcher of the Center for Global Trends and International Organizations of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Baklitskiy.
12.12.2019
"US-Russia relations have not been at such a dangerously low level since the end of the cold war," - Cynthia Lazaroff, documentary filmmaker/producer, founder of US-Russian exchange initiatives, environmental activist and Bruce Allyn, Senior Fellow, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
10.12.2019
“Although I try to remain optimistic about the possibility of Russian-American dialogue in preparation for and during the NPT 2020 Review Conference ... I am becoming more and more skeptical, even worried and disappointed with how events are developing. In such difficult times, it is especially important to generate constructive and positive ideas, and I look forward to welcome them from the young generation of experts”, – PIR Center Director Vladimir Orlov.
