Security Index Yearbook 2026-2027 by PIR&MGIMO Vol.2 Global Edition

The Security Index Yearbook of PIR Center is an indispensable trove. It contains a rare and at the same time extensive selection of authoritative analyses from experts in political, military, government, academic, diplomatic, as well as journalistic fields. It is not only convincing in covering global issues from nuclear weapons, strategic nuclear arms control, cyber space, and international terrorism to lethal autonomous weapons-systems and new conventional weapons-systems but also in presenting Russia’s interests and positions concerning regional security i.e. the strategic partnership with China, Russia’s interests in the Near and Middle East, in Africa, Latin America and the role Russia plays between the West and Greater Eurasia and not least in Ukraine. The relationship with the United States is dealt with under a number of aspects ranging from “paradigms” in the relationship, domestic considerations, mutual perceptions to nuclear arms control.

The Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025, published by PIR Center and MGIMO University, delves into global and regional security issues from a Russian perspective. It covers nuclear nonproliferation, strategic stability, and new threats, offering clear insights into Russia’s approach. Packed with expert analysis, this is a practical resource for policymakers, researchers, and anyone curious about global security challenges and how different countries address them.

The Security Index Yearbook is unique in its format and value of information. Thanks to the quality of its analyses, the Yearbook enables public and private sector professionals to improve their knowledge of global security. Security Index Yearbook is an excellent source of information for French civil servants since it provides a different point of view from what is officially said in France.

The Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025, edited by Vladimir Orlov and Elena Karnaukhova and jointly published by PIR Center and MGIMO University, is a timely and ambitious volume that seeks to place Russian perspectives into the global debate on security and international relations. Produced in the context of unprecedented polarization between Russia and the West, the Yearbook functions simultaneously as a research-based handbook and as a tool for diplomacy. Its stated aim is to provide access to Russian analyses of contemporary global and regional security challenges to foreign experts, policymakers, and think tanks.

The Russian Security Index Yearbook is, without a doubt, one of the most influential books I have ever read. Its comprehensive analysis of global security issues and its unique perspective on Russia’s role in the world make it an essential read for anyone interested in international relations, security studies, or Russian affairs. The Security Index Yearbook is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complex and evolving global security landscape. Its comprehensive analysis, diverse range of expertise, and unique perspective on Russia’s role in the world make it an invaluable resource for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in international relations.

The yearbook rightly describes the current security situation as a chaotic environment, which is not characterized by the application of global governance instruments. It presents the most relevant scenarios of further development of the international political situation in the field of strategic stability, including scenarios of hybridization of the international security regime, intensification of the U.S.-China rivalry in the conditions of a new arms race, accompanied by elements of chaotization of the global security system and geo-economic confrontation between the key poles of the international system.

As a number of the Yearbook’s authors recognize, Russia does not always have ready-made answers to the issues faced by its partners. Interestingly, this publication discusses these issues in greater detail and more broadly than analogs published in countries that once actively lobbied for a revised understanding of security and, moreover, accused Russian analysts of being overly committed to political-military issues.

Judging by the “premiere” issue of the Yearbook, the beginning of the realization of this objective can be assessed as successful. The first volume of the Yearbook is evidence of the attention of the project leaders not only to its content, but also to its form. The aesthetics of the digital version of the Yearbook will satisfy the discerning tastes of modern readers.