The Director of PIR Center’s Russia and Nuclear Nonproliferation Program recounts the ups and downs of the 2015 NPT Review Conference. Differences over the establishment of a WMD-free zone in the Midd
Our Newsletters
Register at the website to subscribe for our informational and analytical newsletters on global security
Read in the Security Index Journal
Chronology
The U.S. signs the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. The conventions are pending ratification.
29.09.1997
An explosion at a radioactive waste storage facility in Kyshtym (Chelyabinsk Region) results in vast land contamination.
29.09.1957
Latest blog entry
26.07.2016
I believe that the problems relating to chemical weapons, as we see today in Syria, could crop up in other parts of the world as well. Terrorists have demonstrated their interest in biological weapons in some parts of Africa. I think we should proceed to eliminate the gaps in international law and start drafting conventions for the suppression of acts of chemical and biological terrorism.
Experts for media
- Position : Special Advisor
- Affiliation : PIR Center
-
Expertise :- Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons- Iranian nuclear program- Russian-US security relations- Foreign policy of the Russian Federation- Nuclear Weapons-Free-Zone in the Middle East- Myanmar in international politics- International security policy of the Russian Federation- Russian-European security relations- Russian foreign policy and the Middle East (including the Gulf region)- Nuclear nonproliferation in the Middle East- BRICS's perspectives on peace and security- Assessment of best international practices on fighting corruption- Building new European security architecture
- Position : Consultant
- Affiliation : PIR Center
-
Expertise :- International legal regulation in cybersecurity area- Social media- Cyber security- National and international cyber strategies
- Position : Chairman of the Executive Board
- Affiliation : PIR Center
-
Expertise :- Political and military aspects of international security- Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons- Military cooperation- Russia-NATO relations- START Treaty- Missile Defense- Military Use of the Outer Space- European security
Projects
 |
PIR Center President Vladimir Orlov took part in expert descussions among representatives of Russia, PRC, India and Brazil when the very cocept of the group was only being developed, and we have been closely fallowing the situation since.
PIR Center analyses Russia's participation in BRICS formate and high-tech cooperation with its members (nuclear energy, informational technologies and use of outer space). PIR Center takes active part in drafting Russian strategy towards BRICS, our experts are members of National Committee on BRICS Research
Last updates
No data available
International School on Global Security — 2016
PIR Center conducts 16-th International School on Global Security in Abramtsevo September 24 - October 2, 2016.
Strengthening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime in 2016-2020
A review of the key challenges of the nonproliferation regime and suggestions for its strengthening
New Issue of CyberPulse E-Journal for June 2016
“Everything that occurs within the framework of the OSCE in matters of international information security, belongs to the sphere of confidence building measures, i.e. all of this, by definition, should be considered as military issues. However, for ...
Dual Degree Program in Nonproliferation Studies
Breakthrough in Nonproliferation Education: MGIMO, Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey and PIR Center have created a Dual Degree Master’s Program in Nonproliferation Studies. Student enrollment has already begun.
PIR PRESS NEWS
27.09.2016
"Today, solving practical issues of security we are confronted with fundamental issues of human nature, society, politics and law. Under these conditions, it is important for an expert to be able to go beyond one’s field. Therefore, in the school, we bring together scientists, diplomats, military officers, nuclear scientists, and lawyers, so that in the course of combined trainings and by communicating with each other and with key experts, participants and the organizers of the School open new opportunities for themselves and their activities", - Albert Zulkharneev, Director, PIR Center.
16.09.2016
In Moscow, students of the first enrollment of double master's degree started their studies in the field of nonproliferation, a program initiated by the PIR Center, MGIMO of Russian Foreign Ministry and Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey.
14.09.2016
“Broad public discussion of the IANA Stewardship Transition has demonstrated remarkable efficiency of the multistakeholder model. It was a challenging process that took quite a while, the stakeholders exchanged their opinions – but we have succeeded and it proves that the multistakeholder model functions successfully. The procedures that the community managed to go through during IANA Stewardship Transition may also be useful to take on the problems in other areas of international politics and security,” – Mikhail Yakushev, Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ICANN.