№ 2 (17), 2026. International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness

Nothing New Under the Sun

The educate-the-educators programme in non-proliferation studies in the Russian Federation was established by the PIR Center (Russian Center for Policy Studies), which was founded in 1994 in Moscow. This included regular visits and a series of lectures by PIR Center’s associates at most of the Russian universities that focus on international relations and security. In addition, the PIR Center brings professors and research institute staff from all over the country, as well as the post-Soviet states, to Moscow for specialized training courses.

Orlov, Vladimir A.

Founding Director of PIR Center

March 5 is observed by the international community as the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness. This date, established by the United Nations General Assembly, serves as a reminder that the strength of the global security system is shaped not only in negotiating rooms and international agreements, but also in university classrooms, scientific research, and educational programs where a new generation of specialists is being trained.

In this regard, we invite our readers to revisit the article by Dr. Vladimir Orlov, PIR Center Founding Director and Professor at MGIMO University, and Adlan Margoev, Research Fellow at the Institute for International Studies and Lecturer at the Department of Asia and Africa Studies, MGIMO University, titled “Recommendations of the 2002 United Nations Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education: Where We Stand Now and Where We Should Go Further, Including Ideas for the Next 10 Years,” which examines the role of educational initiatives in strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime and preparing specialists in the field of international security.

This article was originally published in UNODA Occasional Papers № 31, December 2017.

Keywords: Education; Nuclear Nonproliferation; Global Security

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