Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty contains a commitment by “each of the parties” to pursue negotiations “on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a Treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict...
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The book “The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy” by David Hoffman is a true documentary thriller focusing on the most difficult period of the 20th century. The international situation at that time is described as teetering on the brink of a nuclear world ...
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Twenty years ago, the issue of nuclear weapons on the territory of Ukraine and, accordingly, of security assurance to Ukraine in the case of its achieving a non-nuclear status was the focus of attention for policy-makers, diplomats and the international expert community. It was also then that it was...
The crisis unfolding in Ukraine since early 2014 has brought severe consequences not only for the country itself where it evolved into the brutal civil war, but also for the whole Europe in broader meaning - stretching far beyond European borders and impacting the whole international system. Crimea’...
The growing Eurasian ambition of Russia’s political leadership is the framework for today’s Russian efforts for a multi-level and multi-speed integration in the post-Soviet space including Central Asia. This primary economic integration can work with many of the post-Soviet countries, which, after g...
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Potential adversaries of the United States continue to pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to enhance their international influence and achieve greater strategic leverage against U.S. advantages. Increased access to expertise, materials, and technologies heightens the risk that these adversarie...