Modern Diplomacy
NPT in the 21st Century: Is the World on the Eve of a Nuclear War? Speakers
Valdai Club Conference Hall, Tsvetnoy boulevard 16/1, Moscow, Russia

On March 10, at 17:00 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to the 52nd anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), titled “NPT in the 21st Century: Is the World on the Eve of a Nuclear War?”

Speakers:

  • Igor Vishnevetsky, Deputy Director, Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Russian Foreign Ministry;

  • Anton Khlopkov, director of the Centre for Energy and Security;

  • Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, and Director of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative;

  • Rakesh Sood, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, Permanent Representative of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament (2013-2014), Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament (2001-04), Ambassador to Afghanistan (2005-08), Ambassador to Nepal (2008-11), Ambassador to France (2011-13), Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for Disarmament and Non-proliferation (2013-14);

  • Kayhan Barzegar, Director of the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran.


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