Chronology

PIR PRESS NEWS
"Strategic stability, according to a basic understanding, means the relationship between Russia and the United States, when both sides have no incentives to launch a first nuclear strike. It was defined during the Cold War. Development of new arms technologies, including high‐precision non-nuclear, hypersonic weapons and space-based missile defense systems, makes an impact on strategic stability. A significant shift in balance of power between Russia and the United States can undermine stability, increasing the risk of nuclear conflict," - 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.
"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.
“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.
Conventional Arms and Prospects of Arms Trade Treaty: Library
1. Small, but Lethal. By Hilde Wallacher and Alexander Harang. 2011.
2. Implementing an Arms Trade Treaty. SIPRI. July 28, 2011.
3. Shattered Lives. The case for tough international arms control.
4. Import Controls and an Arms Trade Treaty. SIPRI Background Papers. July 2011.
5. An Implementation Framework for the Arms Trade Treaty. Safefword. July 2011.
6. Promoting Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty. Control Arms. June 2011.
7. Practical Guide: Applying Sustainable Development to Arms-Transfer Decisions. Oxfam International.
11. Recent Trends in Arms Trade. SIPRI Background Paper, April 2009.
12. The Arms Trade Treaty: Countering myths and misperceptions. Saferworld, June 2009.