Welcome Session and Session 1: Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Описание: Second MGIMO-Fletcher Conference on Russian-American Relations
24th May, 2018. Moscow, MGIMO University
Welcome Session:
Moderator: Andrey BAYKOV, Vice-President for Graduate and International Programs, MGIMO University
Georgy BORISENKO – Director, Department of North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation
Steven BLOCK – Academic Dean, Professor of International Economics, Director of the Program on International Development, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Thomas M. LEARY – Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Embassy of the United States, Moscow
Session 1: Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
How do Russia and the United States assess threats to the nonproliferation regime? To what extent do their assessments overlap or diverge? How much does the development of the North Korean nuclear program increase the threat of proliferation? What is the outlook for the Iran nuclear deal and prospects for its revision? How will the U.S. and Russian nuclear modernization plans affect the nonproliferation regime?
Moderator: Dmitriy STRELTSOV, Chair, Department for Oriental Studies, MGIMO University
Evgeny BUZHINSKIY – Chairman of the Executive Board, PIR Center, Lieutenant-General (Ret.)
Diana CHIGAS – Professor of Practice of International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Alexander NIKITIN – Professor, Department of Political Theory, MGIMO University