On November 20, PIR Center conducted the presentation of Security Index Yearbook: Global Edition. The event took place at the UN Office in Geneva and was co-organized with the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva. The presentation was held in the format of a roundtable on the topic: “Security Index in a New World: What Future for Arms Control?” We are pleased to share the opening remarks by Amb. Gennady Gatilov, Russian Permanent Representative at the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva. [...]

Dr. Vladimir Orlov, Founding Director of PIR Center, gave an interview to Lidovky discussing the changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine, state’s nuclear policy, and relations with the West amidst the current geopolitical crisis. [...]

International law has always been the cornerstone of the co-existence of the diversity of actors in the global political arena. It aims to regulate the use of force, protect the sovereignty of nation-states, and prevent wars and armed conflicts. The United Nations (UN) Charter posits the critical elements of international security, focusing on so-called soft and hard security. [...]

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. [...]