№ 39 (97), 2025. Main directions of PIR Center’s activities in 2026-2027 were approved at the annual meeting of PIR Center Executive Board

№ 11 (21), 2025. Zaporozhskaya NPP: between guarantees and reality: an interview with Mikhail Lysenko by Sergey Shahinov

№ 38 (96), 2025. PIR Center hosted a seminar titled “Russia and Mongolia: Eternal Neighbors and New Partners”

Hot Topic № 13 (24), 2025. Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons is a Foreign Policy Priority for Russia

№ 37 (95), 2025. PIR Center Report Series: “Beyond the Bilateral: Retrospective Analysis of the issue of British and French Nuclear Arsenals Offset in US-Russian Strategic Stability Dialogue”

№ 36 (94), 2025. PIR Center hosted a seminar titled “Uranium Competition in the Sahel: Current State, Prospects, and Recommendations for Russia”

PIR-Post № 10 (32), 2025. Reinforcing the Guardrails Against Catastrophe and Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Diplomacy in a New Era of Strategic Rivalry

№ 5 (7), 2025. The AUKUS Submarine Agreement and Russia’s Security Concerns

№ 35 (93), 2025. On September 18 and September 25, 2025, a series of welcome meetings for the 2nd cohort of students of the MA program “International Security” took place

Yaderny Kontrol (Nuclear Control) E-Bulletin. №3 (542). August-October, 2025

№ 4 (6), 2025. US Strikes on Iran: Timeline and OSINT Damage Assessment

Hot Topic № 12 (23), 2025. The Future of the START Treaty: Chances for an Agreement and Challenges in the Negotiation Process

Hot Topic № 11 (22), 2025. President Vladimir Putin Proposed to Maintain the START Treaty Limits: A Step Towards Stabilisation or a New Challenge?

PIR Post № 7 (29), 2025. JCPOA at a Deadlock: Disputes Over the Snapback Mechanism and the Future of UNSCR 2231

№ 10 (20), 2025. “The Alaska Summit was only the beginning of a long negotiation process”: Interview with Thomas Graham by Alexandra Zubenko

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№ 29 (87), 2025. PIR Center recalls memorable moments from the history of dual-degree MA program “Global Security, Nuclear Policy, and WMD Nonproliferation”

№ 28 (86), 2025. PIR Center invites members of PIR Alumni Community to join Trialogue Club International

№ 24 (82), 2025. The seventh cohort of students graduated from the International Dual Degree MA Program “Global Security, Nuclear Policy, and WMD Nonproliferation”

№ 23 (81), 2025. PIR Center introduces a new section on the website “Experts on the Prospects of the NPT 2026 Review Conference”

№ 21 (79), 2025. PIR Center introduces a new section on the website “Experts on Indefinite Extension of the NPT”

№ 20 (78), 2025. PIR Center introduces a new section on the website “Postcards from our Alumni”

Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025 by PIR&MGIMO Vol.1 Digital Edition is available online on our website!

October 27, 2025

Statement at a meeting with students of the “International Security” master’s program and graduates of the dual degree international master’s program “Global Security, nuclear policy, and WMD nonproliferation. [...]

October 27, 2025
Hot Topic № 13 (24), 2025. Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons is a Foreign Policy Priority for Russia
Ryabkov, Sergey A.
October 30, 2025

Following months of alarming reports about the Zaporozhskaya NPP, a piece of news, that could be considered encouraging, has appeared for the first time: a power line has been restored and certain agreements have been reached with the Ukrainian side.  Yet, does this truly represent a step towards stabilization? [...]

October 30, 2025
№ 11 (21), 2025. Zaporozhskaya NPP: between guarantees and reality: an interview with Mikhail Lysenko by Sergey Shahinov
Lysenko, Mikhail N.

Security index

December 16, 2024

This occasional paper takes a look at the potential of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) states in the field of high technologies and the prospects for promoting Russia’s interests in this area.

December 16, 2024
№4 (44), 2024. Technological Renaissance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Russia
Tsukanov, Leonid V.
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Arms control
October 21, 2025

Eighty years into the nuclear weapons age, nuclear risks are growing once again. Human civilization […]

October 21, 2025
PIR-Post № 10 (32), 2025. Reinforcing the Guardrails Against Catastrophe and Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Diplomacy in a New Era of Strategic Rivalry
Daryl G. Kimball
Middle East
October 14, 2025

Ahead of his visit to Israel today, U.S. President Donald Trump made several public statements […]

October 14, 2025
PIR-Post № 9 (31), 2025. “Trump’s Game”: Did the Strike on Iran Bring Peace to Gaza?
Tsukanov, Leonid V.
International Security
September 5, 2025

“Rosatom” has once again floated the idea of involving the United States in the operation […]

September 5, 2025
PIR-Post № 8 (30), 2025. Zaporozhskaya NPP: From Apple of Discord to a Platform for U.S.-Russia Cooperation?
Orlov, Vladimir A.

PIR Press News

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November 1, 2025

MOSCOW. NOVEMBER 1, 2025. PIR PRESS. «A unanimous decision was made to adopt the organization’s […]

November 1, 2025

№ 39 (97), 2025. Main directions of PIR Center’s activities in 2026-2027 were approved at the annual meeting of PIR Center Executive Board

October 29, 2025

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 29, 2025. PIR PRESS. «Russia and Mongolia share a long history of friendly […]

October 29, 2025

№ 38 (96), 2025. PIR Center hosted a seminar titled “Russia and Mongolia: Eternal Neighbors and New Partners”

October 27, 2025

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 27, 2025. PIR PRESS. «The future of multilateral arms control involving France and […]

October 27, 2025

№ 37 (95), 2025. PIR Center Report Series: “Beyond the Bilateral: Retrospective Analysis of the issue of British and French Nuclear Arsenals Offset in US-Russian Strategic Stability Dialogue”

October 24, 2025

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 24, 2025. PIR PRESS. «The Sahel region possesses significant reserves of unexplored mineral […]

October 24, 2025

№ 36 (94), 2025. PIR Center hosted a seminar titled “Uranium Competition in the Sahel: Current State, Prospects, and Recommendations for Russia”

October 10, 2025

While Australian debate is focussed on how a future SSN capability as a component of a US-led coalition may be utilised to deter China, it is also relevant to assess its implications for the safety of the Russian Navy’s strategic deterrent posture in the Far East. [....]

October 10, 2025
The AUKUS Submarine Agreement and Russia’s Security Concerns
Ladanov, Vladimir A.
August 28, 2025

On July 4, 2025, the International Colloquium on the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future international order was held in Hong Kong. The event, organized by the Asian Academy of International Law in partnership with the AAIL Foundation and the Chinese Society of International Law, gathered experts from 47 jurisdictions worldwide, with more than 250 participants in total. [...]

August 28, 2025
Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future International Order: Outcomes of the International Colloquium in Hong Kong – Report by Vadim Kozyulin from Hong Kong
Kozyulin, Vadim B.
January 16, 2025

Since their coup against Yemen’s legitimate government in 2014, the Houthis have been a key instigator of a prolonged civil war that has now lasted more than a decade... [...]

January 16, 2025
The Houthi Threat to Regional Security: Lessons Learned from the Events of January 17
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali
August 29, 2025

(1) Reduction in the number of installed uranium enrichment centrifuges at the Natanz facility; (2) Limitation of uranium enrichment levels to 3.67% for 15 years; (3) Transfer of 97% of enriched uranium stockpiles out of the country or their dilution; (4) Iran’s renunciation of the development and use of civilian nuclear energy. [...]

August 29, 2025
Which of the following provisions is not part of Iran’s main obligations under the JCPOA (2015)?

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April 10, 2024

Online-course on nuclear nonproliferation and arms control

May 29, 2025

Today, we would like to recall the chapter written by Dr. Petr Topychkanov, Senior Researcher at the Center for International Security at the IMEMO RAS, Associate Senior Researcher at the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Program, entitled “Interaction on Nuclear Nonproliferation in South Asia”, which was first published in PIR Center’s collective monograph “Russia-U.S. Nuclear Nonproliferation Dialogue: Lessons Learned and Road Ahead” (2021). [...]

May 29, 2025
«Interaction on Nuclear Nonproliferation in South Asia» — from the chapter by Petr Topychkanov, first published in PIR Center’s collective monograph «Russia-U.S. Nuclear Nonproliferation Dialogue: Lessons Learned and Road Ahead», 2021
Topychkanov, Petr V.
July 23, 2025

“Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine” is a thorough study of one of the most significant events in the history of international security: Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament process in the 1990s. The work combines historical analysis with reflections on international institutions and geopolitical forecasting, making it a unique contribution to the study of nuclear nonproliferation [...]

July 23, 2025
Ukraine: The Long Road to the NPT
Shakhov, Yuriy A.
August 2, 2024

Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025 Global Edition is a unique collection of analytical materials on the most burning issues of the global and regional agendas in times of growing international tension and Russian approaches to them. [...]

August 2, 2024
Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025 Global Edition

PIR Toast

November 1, 2025

On behalf of PIR Center, we would like to extend our heartfelt birthday greetings to […]

November 1, 2025

PIR Center congratulates friends and colleagues who celebrated their birthdays in September-October!

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