Aleksey Arbatov
Head of the Center for International Security of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAN).
Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Doctor of Sciences (History). Russian Academy of Sciences Full Member.
Started career at the IMEMO RAN as a rank-and-file researcher, finally becoming head of the Center for International Security.
From 1994 to 2003, Member of the State Duma. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee. Head of the Commission for Defense, Security and Ratification of International Treaties.
Participant in many joint projects with foreign colleagues on issues of strategic offensive and defensive weapons and on the observance of arms control treaties.
Member of the scientific councils of IMEMO RAN, the RAS Institute for US and Canadian Studies and the Institute of Europe RAS. Member of the Hans Blix International Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission.
Member of the International Council of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (USA) the Russian Pugwash Committee under the RAS Presidium and the EastWest Institute.
Author of scientific papers on issues of national security and foreign and defense policies.
Articles
The process and regimes of arms control reduce the threat of war between participating countries. However, they cannot by themselves dictate their entire foreign policy, which is shaped by many other…
Restoring the arms control foundation will make it possible to expand the dialogue to other types of weapons and military technologies, gradually involve third nuclear powers in the process, and…
Escalation Scenarios
The only way to defuse the perils of nuclear deterrence relations and transform revised logical constructs into a material reality of fortifying the foundations of mutual security is by going beyond…
A forecast to 2020
Interviews
We will stay alive if we avoid nuclear war. Until now, this has been possible, first of all thanks to arms control
A radical reduction in strategic weapons is already impossible without imposing any restrictions on China
Member Comments
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Head of the Center for International Security of IMEMO, RAS Full Member, RIAC member
Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
