Vladimir Orlov is the Director of the Center for Policy Studies in Russia (PIR Center); Editor-in-Chief of the Index Bezopasnosti journal; member of the Public Council at the Russian Ministry of Defense. He participated in four NPT Review Conferences (1995, 2000, 2005, 2010). He holds a Doctorate in Politics.
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29 december 2011
Russia’s Nuclear Quest Comes Full Circle
Russia should rethink what it has inherited from the Soviet Union in nuclear matters, the role of nuclear weapons, and their relevance in the future. Furthermore, Russia should consider how it can best use to its own advantage the opportunities offered by the nuclear non-proliferation regime, and how this regime can be modified to meet the realities of the new century.
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16 october 2010
NPT of Tomorrow
The success of the 2010 NPT Review Conference is a step forward towards strengthening the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Although it is a modest step, it is nonetheless significant, as it has reaffirmed the vitality and viability of the NPT.
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16 september 2003
Patient in Coma?
The Iraqi crisis has inflicted serious damage on the principles of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The very word ‘non-proliferation’ has become hackneyed, while the traditional mechanisms for preventing the WMD proliferation are being ignored – not because they are inefficient but because they can lay bare an easy substitution; the established non-proliferation architecture is being deliberately jeopardized.
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"Russia in Global Affairs" is now available at Facebook
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The analytical report "The U.S. - Russa Relations after the "Reset": Building a New Agenda. A View from Russia" - free download
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"Towards an Аlliance of Europe" - Analytical Report by the Russian Group of the Valdai International Discussion Club is avaliable online
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New version of Russia in Global Affairs website is now avaliable
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A revolutionary chaos of the new world
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Sergey Karaganov -
The Dialectics of Rise and Decline
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Joseph Nye Jr -
“Coercion to Partnership” and the Flaws of an Unbalanced World
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Alexei Bogaturov -
What Diplomacy Does Russia Need in the 21st Century?
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Igor Ivanov -
Twenty Years in Absence of the Soviet Union
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Fyodor Lukyanov
A revolutionary chaos of the new world
The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.
Medvedev’s Foreign Policy: Period of Stabilization
The presidential election is still two weeks away and the inauguration of the next president more than two months off, but we can already analyze the results of Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency.
Russia’s Nuclear Quest Comes Full Circle
Russia should rethink what it has inherited from the Soviet Union in nuclear matters, the role of nuclear weapons, and their relevance in the future. Furthermore, Russia should consider how it can best use to its own advantage the opportunities offered by the nuclear non-proliferation regime, and how this regime can be modified to meet the realities of the new century.
NPT of Tomorrow
The success of the 2010 NPT Review Conference is a step forward towards strengthening the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Although it is a modest step, it is nonetheless significant, as it has reaffirmed the vitality and viability of the NPT.
Patient in Coma?
The Iraqi crisis has inflicted serious damage on the principles of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The very word ‘non-proliferation’ has become hackneyed, while the traditional mechanisms for preventing the WMD proliferation are being ignored – not because they are inefficient but because they can lay bare an easy substitution; the established non-proliferation architecture is being deliberately jeopardized.
Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.
2002-2011