RIAC Webinar “Russia, USA and China and the prospects of “global zero”

On October the 6th the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it was awarding the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN – the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The choice was largely symbolic as with the escalation of the North Korean crisis the threat of the use of the nuclear weapons becomes real for the first time in many years. Although there is general consensus between Russia, China and the US on the need to contain nuclear ambitions of Pyongyang, diverse differences between the three countries impedes them from efficient cooperation on the issue. How non-proliferation regime can be strengthened in the new international conditions? Can North Korean crisis be resolved by non-military measures? What can be done to prevent the unraveling of the Iran nuclear deal? How Russia, China and the US can counter WMD-related terrorism? Is there a prospect for nuclear-free future? This and other questions will be discussed by the participants of the webinar: - Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Pol