Search: Russia,Nuclear Deterrent (3 materials)

A Cold War: A Forecast for Tomorrow

... inevitable? Or is it just one of the unlikely scenarios? Karaganov: During the late Cold War such threats were virtually nonexistent. Naturally, when the Cold War ended, the level of threat went further down. But the West greedily decided to grab former Russian and Soviet assets. This unleashed a new Cold War between Russia and the West, which we are witnessing now. But it has also started between the United States and China, because the U.S. is tightening its grip on China, trying to prevent it from ...

20.11.2017

Taking a New Look at Nuclear Peace

... strategic stability. GEOPOLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND I understand that I may be branded a new “Dr. Strangelove who learned to love the bomb” from Stanley Kubrick’s political satire black comedy from the 1960s. But I believe that not only Russia with economy still suffering from inept reforms, but also all other countries could benefit from reasonable and thoughtful reliance on nuclear deterrence. At the beginning of my academic career in the 1970s and 1980s, I spent a lot of time and ...

16.06.2017

Dr Richard Weitz delivered a lecture “Russia-US Dialogue on Nuclear Disarmament Amidst Crisis in Bilateral Relations”

On October 20, 2016 Dr Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute, delivered a public lecture “Russia-US Dialogue on Nuclear Disarmament Amidst Crisis in Bilateral Relations” at the Russian International Affairs Council. During the lecture Dr Weitz touched upon a wide range of issues dealing with Russia-US dialogue on arms and armaments, ...

22.10.2016

Poll conducted

  1. 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%)
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