It was back on December 5, 2016, when I published an article on the prospects for Russian-American relations after Trump’s election victory, titled "Trump, Russia and a Narrow Window of Opportunity." I listed seven points that made an improvement in relations seem realistic at the time. One of those points was the "formation" of a new security architecture on the European continent. "Donald Trump is far-sighted in this area," I wrote back then. "Putin can and should talk to him about developing effective confidence-building measures in Europe, reducing the risk of military incidents along the 'frontier' between Russia and NATO, and ensuring Ukraine’s neutral, non-aligned status." [...]

Amid the situation in Sahel, PIR Center interviewed Mr. Hubert Foy, Director of the African Center for Science and International Security (AFRCSIS). During the interview, issues of regional security, development of atomics in the African countries, activization of the terrorist groupings in the Sahel region, as well as further fostering the investment climate in region have been deliberated. [...]

On 20 January, President-elect Donald J. Trump has entered the White House. Due to this development, the New York Times likened the nation’s waiting for the second term of Donald Trump to the Christian testament of long scale waiting for the Second Advent of Jesus Christ [1]. It is highly likely that a tremendous number of people around the whole world strongly believe that Donald Trump could change the current global security environment to make contemporary U.S.-Russia relations more stable. On April 3, 2025, Donald Trump announced his tariff list, but it was Russia that was not included in that list. Hence, it is a relevant question: are there any expectation of the reunion of “old friends” in the context of general shifts in Trump’s foreign policy course? [....]

The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 11th Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference concluded in Geneva on August 2. It included the debates on the FMCT, the CTBT, the NWFZ, the provision of negative guarantees to non-nuclear-weapon states, the situation with ZNPP, and other topical issues. Alexandra Zubenko, an M.A. Candidate in the International Dual Degree M.A. Program “Global Security, Nuclear Policy, and WMD Nonproliferation” (MGIMO-MIIS-PIR Center), attended the Session. [...]