... very actors that they aimed to deter with opportunities for their exploitation.” To date, the CD remains deadlocked and the probability of reaching consensus on the Russian proposal is very low.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security
It appears that the current discordance between the US and Russia over chemical weapons terrorism is due to the diametrically-opposing views of these countries about who is responsible for numerous chemical weapons attacks in Syria....
Russia was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Boris Kuznetsov, Director at the Centre of International and Regional Policy (Saint Petersburg).
On February 26, 2018,
Danish Institute for International Studies
(DIIS) hosted a roundtable discussion «Security Policy in the Baltic Region: Current State of Affairs and Future Opportunities».
The roundtable was attended by Danish and foreign experts on traditional and new dimensions of security in the region, including the balance...
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
The conference...
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: Priorities of the New OSCE Secretary General» was held within Munich Security Conference under the auspices of Center for Security Studies (CSS) ETH Zürich), with the participation of OSCE secretariat.
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: Priorities of the New OSCE Secretary General» was held within Munich Security Conference under the auspices of Center for Security Studies (CSS) ETH Zürich)...
... Assembly, Italy
Ernest J. Moniz
Co-Chair and CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, United States
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
President, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
Professor
Roland Paris
University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of Ottawa, Canada
Paul Quilès
Former Defence Minister; and Chairman of IDN (Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament), France
Bruno Racine
Chairman, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, France
Joan ...
In the Euro-Atlantic region today, the risks of a fateful error leading to nuclear conflict are compounded by heightened tensions between NATO and Russia – and little communication between military and political leaders. In the absence of some positive initiative, we will continue to drift toward danger.
When leaders from across the Euro-Atlantic region meet at the Munich Security Conference this week, the “win-lose” framework defining relations between Western countries and Russia will be entering...
... fear of such weapons possibly falling into the hands of non-state insurgents should be sufficient to entice close cooperation between American and Russian intelligence agencies. The second existential threat is that of global warming and its effects on international security. It is no secret that the rise in global temperatures is already having a measurable negative impact on food production, desertification, sea-level rise, and other factors that contribute to the destabilization of the economies ...
On January 15, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council hosted a meeting with Jean-Baptiste Jeangene Vilmer, Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, IRSEM, French Ministry for Armed Forces, Celine Marange, IRSEM research fellow on Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia, and Eric Kunzelmann, French Military Attaché at French Embassy in Russia, Brigade General.
On January 15, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council hosted a meeting with Jean-Baptiste Jeangene Vilmer, Director of the Institute...
... hopefully, to see how U.S.–Russia relations will develop moving forward. Everyone understands that any significant step taken by the two countries to meet each other halfway will lead to positive changes in the world and contribute to the strengthening of international security.
RIAC and CSIS Report “Policy Priorities in U.S.-Russia Relations”
To a great degree, U.S.–Russia relations have historically depended on the personal relations between the leaders of the two countries. Each new chapter in ...
From the populist president, one would rather expect a populist strategy. But when it comes to ensuring national security and foreign policy, he took a firm line
The National Security Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the NSS) is the most important political concept document in the Executive branch of the United States government. Since 1947, when there was adopted the
National Security Act
, which defines of the entire American national security system and approved the creation of the CIA...
