Working Paper №VII, 2013
The research is conducted in the framework of joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Atlantic Council (AC) on perspective of “mutual assured stability” model in Russia-U.S. strategic relations. The research was presented on Russian-US seminar “
Russia-U.S. relations: new impetus to cooperation
”, March 25, 2013.
Authors
:
S.M. Rogov (Lead Author), Academician, RAS, Dr. of History; V.I. Esin, Ph.D. in Military Science, retired Colonel General;...
The report titled “
Consolidation of mutual security in the Euro Atlantic region
” which has been prepared by the co-chairmen of the Nuclear Threat Initiative -member of the board of the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (
ELN
)
Desmond Browne
, President of the
Munich Security Conference
Wolfgang Ischinger
, President of the Russian International Affairs Council
Igor Ivanov
and Chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (...
Barack Obama hopes to engage Russia in his effort to continue reducing nuclear armaments. For the president, this is vital for advancing his goal of a world less reliant on nuclear weapons. For Moscow, however, nuclear arms remain the bedrock of military security and a key component of Russia's international status. This does not necessarily doom Obama's approach, but it makes further reduction of U.S. and Russian nuclear ...
... century, the rapid growth of China and India is likely to give rise to a complete revision of the very foundations of the international system. To attain this goal, potential revisionists and conservatives alike could resort to coercive methods, including nuclear weapons.
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Indian patrol on the Kashmir streets
Nonetheless, most conflicts, including armed encounters, between separate states or groups of states are likely to derive from particular problems. The growth in the global population ...
Nuclear Weapons Eliminated?
What role will nuclear arms play in the long-term? And how will they affect future wars? Most likely, in 100 years’ time they will still be in the arsenals. In order to preserve international security, a two-pronged ...
... into force. Since 1991, the great powers have been negotiating an Additional Protocol to the Convention, in order to establish its effective date.
Against this background, Russian, American and West European experts have often reflected on prohibiting nuclear weapons, primarily on repeating the CW and BW scenario that rejected them as
inhumane
and
unnecessary
for military operations. The agenda for negotiations on the control over nuclear weapons and atomic energy was developed by U.S. and British ...
... fully appreciates that this goal can only be achieved through
a gradual disarmament process
and only if subject to the
principle of equitable security for all states
. This approach underpins Russia’s stance on the reduction of non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNW). Russia is not yet ready to pursue significant reductions in this area, especially considering the possibility of U.S. missile defense systems stationed close to its borders.
Third, having joined the comprehensive nuclear test moratorium ...
An international conference, Nuclear Weapons and International security in the 21st Century, was held 8 November 2012 under the auspices of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). The RIAC’s partners in organizing the conference were the MGIMO University, Moscow, ...
Moscow Hosts Major Nuclear Weapons Conference Following US Elections International Leaders Discuss Global Security Framework for the 21st Century.
MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 8, 2012. In a groundbreaking conference designed to address the immediate implications of the US elections ...
On November 8, 2012, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Global Zero and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) will host a major conference on “
Nuclear Weapons and International Security in the 21st Century
”.
Location
: MGIMO, Moscow
The event will take place immediately following the US elections, the results of which will significantly affect the process of nuclear arms control through ...
