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
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North Korea conducted its second underground nuclear test
25.05.2009
First batch of Russian nuclear fuel for Kudankulam NPP was delivered to India
25.05.2008
U.S. media report that the first nuclear artillery shell has been fired.
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02.04.2020
El Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear —NPT, por sus siglas en inglés— cumple 50 años este 5 de marzo. A pesar de su edad venerable, el acuerdo no pierde actualidad en nuestros días, opina Vladímir Orlov, jefe del Centro de Problemas Globales de la Academia Diplomática del Ministerio de Exteriores de Rusia, consultado por Sputnik.
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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- 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
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50 years after ratification of the NPT by the Soviet Union and its entry into force: lessons learned and prospects for strengthening of the nuclear nonproliferation regime
Workshop materials, March 12, 2020
International School on Global Security — 2020
In light of the current situation related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the Anniversary 20th International School on Global Security is postponed and will take place on September 26 — October 4, 2020.
The Future of the NPT: Shaping Russia’s Position
The purpose of the project is to provide a quality expert assessment of the issue, and by arranging various platforms for discussions, to facilitate a more constructive debate of the problems currently facing the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
Russian-American Dialogue on Global Security
PIR Center continues to facilitate Russian-American dialogue on strategic security issues and NPT Review Process
Dual Degree Program in Nonproliferation Studies
Educational breakthrough in the field of non-proliferation: MGIMO, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and PIR-Center have established a dual degree master’s programme in the sphere of non-proliferation.
PIR PRESS NEWS
25.05.2020
“I am a grounbreaker by nature. I need to create something new that will emotionally and intellectually resonates with millions of people”, - said Lyubov Soldatkina, head of the expert department of the Executive Committee of the All-Russia People's Front.
22.05.2020
The report presents the Russian Foreign Ministry views at the role of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in the current non-proliferation regime. The importance of NW and WMD-free zones as tools to strengthen regional security and stability is considered. Key contemporary challenges to the non-proliferation regime are noted. The author draws special attention to the fulfillment by the Russian side of its commitments under international agreements in the field of non-proliferation and disarmament.
15.05.2020
Today, May 15, is anniversary of Anatoly I. Antonov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States, a friend of the PIR Center for more than 20 years. He is turning 65 years old.
