Interview with Andrey Kortunov and Zhao Huasheng
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on. In response to France’s President Emmanuel Macron floating the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, there has been a storm of indignation and a wave of disavowals ... ... the Beijing Club for International Dialogue, to discuss the problems pertaining to international security, preventing a nuclear war, the rise of a new world order and... ... of soldiers have been fighting for two years, using almost all heavy weapons except nuclear weapons such as airplanes, tanks, artillery, warships, missiles, etc., and the...
As the world's two super-nuclear powers, the relations of Russia and the U.S. are inseparable from nuclear risk
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia and the United ... ... but in different forms and with different objectives. Both Russia and the United States are well aware of the presence of the nuclear weapons factor in this conflict. Russia's main objective is to deter the United States and NATO from directly intervening in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The U.S., on the other hand, tends to believe that Russia will ...
... today, leaders face risks of miscalculation, compounded by the potential for the use of nuclear weapons, where millions could be killed in minutes. Do we have the tools to... ... organizations—the European Leadership Network (ELN), the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)—work... ... Advancing Strategic Stability
For decades, strategic stability between the United States, NATO, and the Soviet Union/Russia included a mutual recognition of vital interests,...
... processes in the Arab world in the beginning of the 2010s led Russia and Turkey to an understanding of the need to form new foreign ... ... propose focusing on the following four main issues: terrorism, nuclear weapons, the Syrian crisis and the security architecture ... ... called into question the level of relations between Russia and NATO member states. Together with a military coup attempt in Turkey ... ... participant.” [
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] Both Turkey and Russia cooperate within a number of international security organizations, including the Organization ...
... United States since the election of Donald Trump has focused on how Russia interfered, colluded or meddled in the 2016 US Presidential ... ... international stage?
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) mission? Is it fighting terrorism? Is it obsolete?
Why does ... ... Chris Matthews asked candidate Donald Trump if he would ever use nuclear weapons. After being pressed several times, Trump thought ... ... Treaty in 2002 did not help. The ABM Treaty was a cornerstone of international security. Without this treaty to hold countries back,...
Current US and Russia’s Attitudes toward Disarmament in the Area of Weapons ... ... missiles by 1991 — the first time ever that an entire class of nuclear weapons has been
eliminated
. In July 2014, the US State ... ... an important treaty.
Russian concerns over the compatibility of NATO nuclear-sharing practice with the provisions of the NPT
Statement ... ... very low.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security
It appears that the current discordance ...
NTI Report
Russia and the West are at a dangerous crossroads. During the past several years, we have been in a state of escalating tension,... ... nine urgent and practical recommendations to ensure that we avoid the worst kind of catastrophe: a nuclear incident involving NATO and Russian forces. The measures are focused on preventing accidents, enhancing predictability, and building confidence. ...
... Catastrophic Terrorism”, which took place on the 1st of December, 2015 former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative made a speech where he... ... international issues. Highlighting the crucial role of a sound and open dialogue between Russia and the US, Senator Nunn urged international community to work on nuclear arms... ... between our U.S. and Russia leaders and nations.
Harsh, irresponsible rhetoric regarding nuclear weapons is being used.
There is no agreed process or an agenda for next steps...
