Igor Ivanov

In memory of Colin Powell

Lack of dialogue between Russia and NATO is fraught with risks that are too high for all the parties. These problems can surely be covered up and left to fester beneath the surface. For how long…

We are all facing a stark choice: either unite against new challenges or become hostage to the various extremists and adventurers

Russia and the United States have demonstrated that they are capable of reducing the risk of military confrontation and the threat of nuclear war even in times of tension

It is unlikely that we will see any breakthroughs at the upcoming Putin-Biden summit—but despite all the difficulties, there are still signs for optimism

We need to prepare ourselves for long and difficult negotiations

No matter what anyone says, Russia is an inseparable part of Europe, just as Europe cannot be considered “complete” without Russia

Sustained confrontation between Washington and Moscow would handicap Russia’s own development

U.S.-Russia Relations Post-Election

Variables and constants of Russia–U.S. relations

As the John Kenneth Galbraith once said, “Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable”

Experts agree that a positive shift in U.S.-Russia relations could jump-start the process of advancing a healthier global atmosphere

We are witnessing the dawn of a new era in our nuclear world

For the first time in living memory, humanity is confronting a common threat that it must defeat collectively. It is time to start planning for when the eventual victory comes

We simply do not have the right to think that “a game without rules” or a “war of all against all” is the historically inevitable new world order

Two former diplomats, from Russia and America, call for extending the nuclear arms limitation pact called New START, to make the world more secure

The international community today is listening with particular attention to the signals coming from Moscow and Beijing

Russia and Europe are parts of a great, dynamically developing Eurasian space. There are many other actors here. Everyone has their own interests and plans. It is up to us to decide whether Russia…

Russia has already demonstrated effective crisis management skills. Now it has the opportunity to show that it is also an experienced design engineer

Speech at the 8th World Peace Forum, Beijing, 8 July 2019

Russia needs to clearly define its long-term priorities and interests within the BRI

Donald Trump’s presidency should serve as a shock for the international community, forcing it to arise from the sweet slumber of recent decades

We can say with full confidence that Russia and China, whose combined political, economic and military potential assure their influence in the world, will form key centres of this world order

Russia and the international community should take advantage of this window of opportunity

The greatest challenge of our times is a deficit of solidarity between nation states, including those of them, which are entrusted by the United Nations Charter with a special responsibility to…

In Paris, 100 years after the guns across Europe fell silent, leaders can begin taking important steps to ensure a new and devastating war will not happen today

After Ditching the INF Treaty, the U.S. Risks Further Isolation

The best way to knock the “Russian card” out of the hands of political profiteers is to implement a well-balanced, long-term and consistent strategy of Russia’s relations with a specific state…

New Technologies and New Challenges of Global Politics: A View from Russia  

Reaffirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, the United States and Russia could agree to specific steps at Helsinki to reduce nuclear risks

A personal meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is the only thing capable of breaking the vicious cycle in Russia–U.S. relations and launching them towards a state that is acceptable for…

Russia and China enjoy a substantial advantage over the other global centres of power

Russia needs “smart” foreign policy  

After the vote, Moscow will try to thaw relations with Europe and explore new routes in Asia. Successe abroad is key to improving the situation at home.

Russia hopes that its partners will properly understand this signal

We have crossed over to a new nuclear era in which cyber capabilities transform the nuclear risks

Reducing and eliminating nuclear risks is an existential common interest for all nations

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…

Cyberspace will increasingly resemble a huge and ever-growing stream of "turbid water" where everyone, including terrorists, can catch their "fish", avoiding any responsibility…

Moscow and Brussels are to keep pace moving forward

How to build relations with the United States? Russia is not the only country asking itself this question

What strategic trajectories can Europe and Russia choose from and how do these trajectories relate to each other?

The ministers even starting to talk about mutual trust

The way out of the current crisis in Russia–U.S. relations is not feasible in the short-term perspective.

The reasoning that the North Korean nuclear issue does not have a political solution actually means that the advocates of such position simply do not have the desire to seek solutions or work on…

How Russia and Europe Can Co-Exist in the Changing Global Configuration

The event that some politicians tried to prevent and which others, on the contrary, tried to hasten, has arrived: U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a law that expands the sanctions package…

It is a win-win situation for both sides, and no one has lost

Authors: Des Browne, Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor S. Ivanov, Sam Nunn

Igor Ivanov’s speech at Center for Strategic and International Studies

Europe, the US, and Russia are confronting a range of significant issues today. The practical near-term steps that we have identified here are the right place to begin. We need to start now.

The U.S.-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Moscow-based Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) launched a new joint report on the future of U.S.-Russian nuclear cooperation

It is usually easier to achieve an agreement with experienced professionals

Igor Ivanov’s address to the second meeting of European Union and Russian experts in Berlin, April 6, 2016

Igor Ivanov’s Address to the German Marshall Fund 2016 Brussels Forum "A World Beyond Disorder", March 19th, 2016.

We Need Cooperation, Not Confrontation

Is Neutralist Policy Already Outdated?

The main points of “Putin’s Plan” as he presented it at the Valdai Club

Text of the speech at the seminar “Russia-EU Relations in the period of Luxembourg Presidency”

Speech at the 20th Annual International Conference of the Baltic Forum “The US, the EU and Russia – the New Reality”, 12 September 2015, Riga, Latvia

Russia and the West should refrain from hostile and inflammatory rhetoric that fuels public mistrust

It is important that we learn the lessons of Fukushima and incorporate them into our strategy to combat nuclear terrorism

We must formulate and act on new proposals now, before Europe is split for another generation

Instead of a new Cold War, someday we could face a real, large-scale military conflict

The time has come to start working together on a new European – or even a Euro-Atlantic architecture

There’s Still Time to Prevent Chaos in World Politics

The only viable solution is to form the broadest possible coalition of political forces interested in combating extremism together

Any crisis is a test for all concerned

Iran has no intentions of abandoning its efforts to develop nuclear energy

What comes after Geneva?

Western Sanctions Are a Sign of Weakness

Igor Ivanov Addresses French Experts and Diplomats

Ukraine is sick now. And it is not a minor cold, but a dangerous fever

We Need to Build Greater Europe

Only cooperation between Moscow and Washington can solve the Middle East's most vexing problems.

Cold War stereotypes prevent the building of a new system of international links

It's time to turn mutually assured destruction into mutually assured stability