The United States and Russia, over the course of four decades of a Cold War, developed a working relationship regarding nuclear weapons that has so far withstood significant crises. While much attention has focused recently on the U.S.-Russian strategic nuclear competition, long-standing U.S.-Russian cooperation in nuclear nonproliferation is also key to the vital functioning of the nonproliferation regime. Next year, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty will be 50 years old and the Review Conference that will be held at UN headquarters could be contentious. Please join our speaker, Dr. Vladimir Orlov, for a discussion of the prospects for that NPT Review Conference, the future of nuclear nonproliferation in a new “great power” competition environment, and, most importantly, where the United States and Russia might be able to find common ground. Professor Sharon Squassoni, of the Institute for International Science & Technology Policy, will introduce the speaker and moderate the discussion.
Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov
is Director of the PIR Center, a private think tank dealing with global security and foreign policy, which he founded in 1994. He is Professor at the Moscow State University of International Relations and Head of the Center for Global Trends and International Organizations at the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow, Russia.
