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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Ways Out of the Korean Crisis
CENESS Advisor Dr. Aleksandr Vorontsov, who also serves as the Head of the Korea and Mongolia Department at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, points out that any practical progress – however limited – on restricting or suspending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs has only ever been achieved through negotiations. He offers a set of recommendations for more productive talks on resolving the Korean peninsula's nuclear challenge.
More infoImplementation of the JCPOA: Risks and Challenges Ahead
An article by Amb. Sergey Batsanov, fmr. Head of the Russian Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament, aims to encourage a debate about the potential difficulties facing the implementationof the Vienna Agreements. Amb. Batsanov highlights the dangers posed by macro-political instability factors even amid the growing confidence and mutual understanding in the JCPOA framework. He predicts a “fatigue” syndrome developing over the next five or six years – both in Iran, where the internal political dynamics might cause pressures for an early lifting of various restrictions, and in the United States. He concludes with a list of recommendations for reducing or eliminating the risks facing the JCPOA.
More infoProspects for Nuclear Power in the Middle East: Russia's Interests
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. 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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