We have seen this before – 22 years ago, to be exact. At the time, the United States and its allies were ostensibly looking for weapons of mass destruction. Under that propagandistic slogan, an entire state was dismantled and its regime forcibly removed. [...]

The scale of the latest escalation in the Middle East took many by surprise. However, an enormous number of signs had indicated that conflict was likely to happen. A local expert, Majid Afshani, Board Member of Governance and Policy Think Tank (Iran), provides his insights on recent developments in Iran, as shared in an interview with PIR Center. [...]

This article is based on the keynote speech by Dr. Alexander Vorontsov, PhD in History, Head of the Department of Korea and Mongolia, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science, PIR Center Advisory Board Member, at the 125th Spring Session of the Trialogue Club International entitled “Russia and the DPRK: A New Alliance or an Ad-hoc Partnership? New Realities for the Korean Peninsula”. [....]

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. [...]