Above all, PIR Center is about people who, for 30 years, have breathed life into this unique organization specializing in nonproliferation, disarmament, and global security. Over the years of active research and educational work in these fields, PIR Center has built an entire community of PIR Center alumni — the PIR Alumni Community.
We take pride in the vibrant and distinctive mix of the PIR Alumni Community. We honor those who were there at the beginning of PIR Center and are grateful to everyone contributing to its development today!
Orlov, Vladimir A.
Editor-in-Chief
The PIR Alumni Community today includes over 1,000 individuals comprising PIR Center alumni, current staff, interns and consultants, PIR Center Executive Board members, and the PIR Center’s expert community.
PIR Center Alumni
PIR Center’s alumni pool boasts over 1,000 individuals, most of whom are graduates of PIR Center’s Educational Program projects and initiatives (e.g., PIR Center International School on Global Security, Dual Degree M.A. Program “Global Security, Nuclear Policy and WMD Nonproliferation”, Master’s program in “International Security” by MGIMO University and PIR Center, the Internship Program, and whatnot). The status of a PIR Center alumnus is also granted to participants of various PIR Center research projects and initiatives, former staff and consultants, former PIR Center Executive Board members, and former editorial board members of the Security Index.
PIR Center alumni span the globe, including specialists from Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Iran, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Romania, North Macedonia, Syria, Slovakia, the United States, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, South Ossetia, Japan, and more.
In Russia, PIR Center alumni are not limited to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Alumni can be found across the country in cities such as Arkhangelsk, Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Volgodonsk, Voronezh, Grozny, Yekaterinburg, Zheleznogorsk, Izhevsk, Irkutsk, Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Lesnoy, Makhachkala, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Novosibirsk, Novouralsk, Obninsk, Ozersk, Omsk, Perm, Podolsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Saratov, Sarov, Seversk, Simferopol, Snezhinsk, Tambov Oblast, Tomsk, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, and Yaroslavl.
At the time of their interaction with PIR Center or as a result of it, alumni work in international governmental and non-governmental organizations, national government bodies, political parties, commercial enterprises, state corporations, research centers, think tanks, universities, and media outlets.
In general, PIR Center alumni can be categorized into two groups (based on their interaction with PIR Center):
- Experts, academics, journalists, students, and business representatives;
- Diplomats, civil servants, and military personnel.
Employees, interns, and consultants of PIR Center
Today, dozens of individuals sustain the active operations of PIR Center. This includes full-time staff, interns, trainees, and consultants working from cities across Russia and abroad.
Members of the Executive Board of PIR Center
The highest governing body of PIR Center is its Executive Board, which brings together renowned Russian political scientists, scholars, international affairs experts, journalists, and public figures. The expertise and recommendations of the Board members regarding global trends in the development of the non-governmental sector in Russia and abroad play a critical role in the organization’s strategic development. They also help define promising areas of PIR Center’s research activities.
Currently, the Executive Board comprises 11 leading Russian experts in global security and social project development.
- Buzhinskiy, Evgeny P., Chairman of PIR Center Executive Board; Co-Chair of the Trialogue Club International; Professor of the Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, Higher School of Economics (HSE University); Vice-President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC); Associate Professor and Head of Center for Applied Political-Military Research of School of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
- Chernenko, Elena V., Special Correspondent of the Kommersant Daily; Co-Chair of the Trialogue Club International.
- Demin, Sergey I., Regional Director, Rosatom International Network in East Asia.
- Fedorov, Alexander V., Associate Professor, Department of Information Security, Faculty of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems, Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Associate professor, Department of World Politics, Faculty of Political Science, State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN).
- Kozyulin, Vadim B., Consultant of the PIR Center Global & Regional Security: New Ideas for Russia Program; Chief Researcher of the Center for Global Studies and International Relations of the ICIS, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
- Lata, Vasily F., Chief Research Fellow, Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces.
- Mau, Vladimir A., Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
- Orlov, Vladimir A., Founding Director of PIR Center; Founding President of the Trialogue Club International.
- Soldatkina, Lubov A., Head of the Department for Patriotic Work and Interaction with Public Organizations, State Foundation “Defenders of the Fatherland”; Founder & Art Director, ANO Art-Formula; Member of the Committeе, Russian State Council on Culture.
- Stepanova, Ekaterina A., Head of the Group on Peace and Conflict Studies, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS).
- Trenin, Dmitri V., Research Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University; Academic Supervisor, Institute for Global Military Economics and Strategy, HSE University; Leading Researcher at the Section for Non-Proliferation and Arms Limitation of the Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS.
Advisory Board of PIR Center
PIR Center places particular value on its expert pool, represented by members of the PIR Center Advisory Board and the editorial board of the Security Index, who are integral parts of the PIR Alumni Community.
The PIR Center Advisory Board unites leading Russian and international experts, representatives of government bodies and business structures, and advocates for the interests of various countries, regions, and continents. It is formed to enhance the quality of research, educational, informational, and publishing programs; improve the expertise of published materials; and facilitate collective discussions on pressing issues of international security and development. These efforts aim to strengthen international cooperation in the field of global security.
As of today, the PIR Center Advisory Board includes 84 individual members and 10 research institutes (corporate members) specializing in global security and international relations. The geographical representation of the Board spans countries such as Argentina, Brazil, India, Iran, China, Russia, the United States, Switzerland, South Africa, and others.
Members of the PIR Center Advisory Board actively participate in informal expert seminars hosted by PIR Center, provide advisory support in the preparation of research projects under the organization’s auspices, and deliver comments and presentations during its educational events. They offer outstanding expertise on a wide range of issues related to international relations and global security.
