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THE AUKUS SUBMARINE DEAL: RISKS FOR THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME AND GLOBAL SECURITY

Moscow, Russia. August 3, 2023. The Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) and China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) have released a joint study “The AUKUS Submarine Deal: Risks for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime and Global Security”.

The study identifies the main risks and challenges the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal creates for the non-proliferation regime, and IAEA safeguards system. It also outlines possible implications for global and regional security.

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DPRK STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES AND SECURITY ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA: LOOKING AHEAD

Moscow, Russia. July 14, 2021. The Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) have released a joint Russia-U.S. study ‘DPRK Strategic Capabilities and Security on the Korean Peninsula: Looking Ahead'.
The report charts the motivations, pillars and progress of North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes over the years, and examines possible international steps towards developing and implementing proposals for denuclearisation and creating lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. More info

RESTORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JCPOA: PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES. A VIEW FROM RUSSIA

Moscow, Russia. December 8, 2020.
During his presidential election campaign, Joe Biden said on several occasions that he would be ready to resume US participation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to resolve the situation with the Iranian nuclear program in the event of his election victory. He reiterated his position after the presidential elections. Russian ideas and diplomatic efforts played a major role in negotiating and adopting the JCPOA in July 2015. In the article, three Russian experts offer their views on the key principles and approaches to resuming full compliance with the JCPOA by all the original parties to the deal, and on the role Russia could play in that process.
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FIVE STEPS TOWARDS A NEW START EXTENSION. SPECIFICS OF THE RUSSIAN PROCEDURE

Moscow, Russia. June 3, 2020.
A study prepared by Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) offers a detailed review of the Russian national procedures that would be required for a New START extension. Also, with only few months remaining until the Treaty's expiration, a continued absence of a political decision in Washington on extension, and the US presidential election looming on the horizon later this year, the study estimates the minimum time frame that would be required to complete all the bilateral and national procedures required for an extension of the last remaining Russian-US arms control treaty.

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THE 2018-2019 SUMMITRY PROCESS AND PROSPECTS FOR DENUCLEARIZATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA

Moscow, Russia - With the ongoing stagnation of the dialogue on the Korean peninsula, the global pandemic, and the presidential election year in the United States, the key principle for all the stakeholders over the coming months is “do no harm” and prevent a new spiral of escalation in the region.

Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) Director Anton Khlopkov views multilateral diplomatic efforts involving Russia, China, and the Republic of Korea in early 2021 as potentially the most productive approach to untangling the “Korean knot”. The article was published by the Nagasaki University as part of the PSNA Working Paper Series.

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THE 2019 MOSCОW NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: NUCLEAR ENERGY, DISARMAMENT, NONPROLIFERATION

Moscow, Russia. On November 7-9, the 2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference took place. The forum, which brought together 286 experts and officials from 38 countries and international organizations, was organized by the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS).

The current state of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), uncertain prospects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program, the lack of progress of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, as well as Russia-US arms control and growing tensions in the Middle East and South Asia, were among the key topics of the Conference agenda.

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THE 2017 MOSCOW NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: NUCLEAR ENERGY, DISARMAMENT AND NONPROLIFERATION

Moscow, Russia. On October 19-21, the 2017 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference took place. The forum was organized by the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS).

The 2017 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference brought together 259 experts and officials from 40 countries and international organizations to discuss and brainstorm the most pressing issues related to the international nuclear nonproliferation regime.

The current state of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), sustainability of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program and the role of multilateral diplomacy in defusing the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula were among the key topics of the Conference agenda.

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PATHWAYS TO COOPERATION: A MENU OF POTENTIAL U.S.-RUSSIAN PROJECTS IN THE NUCLEAR SPHERE

February 15, 2017. Moscow, Russia. The Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS, Russian Federation) and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI, United States) have released a report ‘Pathways to Cooperation: A Menu of Potential U.S.-Russian Cooperative Projects in the Nuclear Sphere'. Unveiled on February 15, 2017, the report is the product of 18 month of joint research by the two think-tanks.

The report offers 51 potential projects designed to utilize Russia's and America's unique technical capabilities and expertise to advance their mutual interests in the nuclear sphere.

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CENESS HOLDS ROUND TABLE ON JCPOA IMPLEMENTATION AT UN HQ IN NEW YORK

New York, United Nations Headquarters. On January 16, 2017, Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS), in cooperation with the Russian Foreign Ministry, held a UN General Assembly Side Event ‘One Year of JCPOA Implementation: Achievements and Prospects for Sustainability'.

CENESS Director Anton Khlopkov and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov were keynote speakers. The event was attended by more than 100 participants; UN Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Kim Won-soo and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo made comments during the discussion that followed the keynote speeches.

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PROSPECTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST: RUSSIA'S INTERESTS

January 18, 2016. Moscow, Russia.
Of all the nuclear energy newcomers, i.e. countries that have only just started to develop nuclear energy, Middle Eastern states are making the most dynamic progress. According to all the statements made by Middle Eastern leaders and senior officials in the late 2000s, there were plans to build approximately 90 nuclear power reactors at 26 sites (NPPs) in 13 states in the region over the following 20 years. The report, prepared by CENESS, focuses on analysis of history, distinctive features, and potential for nuclear energy development in individual Middle Eastern countries that are the most likely regional candidates to build NPPs in the foreseeable future; provides an estimate of impact made by events of regional and inner political instability and by the Fukushima nuclear accident, as well as points out Russia's potential role in the implementation of region's nuclear energy development plans.
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