On March 17, PIR Center held a workshop within the framework of the Midweek Brainstorming sessions series. Participants discussed Russian Nuclear Security (NS) posture along with the international cooperation outlook.
Events
Midweek brainstorming session aimed at discussing the key findings of the PIR Center policy memo ¨What if New START Is Not Extended: Scenarios for Russia" (by invitations)
18.06.2020
Meeting in the framework of the seminars "Midweek Brainstorming Sessions" on the topic “Perspectives of the control over conventional weapons in Europe”. The keynote speaker will be Oleg Shakirov, PIR Center Consultant
18.04.2017
Meeting in the framework of the seminars "Midweek Brainstorming Sessions" on the topic “Nuclear and missile capabilities of the DPRK – a view from the Far East”. The keynote speaker will be Vladimir Khrustalev, expert, Lifeboat Foundation, Vladivostok, Ru
28.03.2017
Seminar on "Metalanguage prospects in information-oriented society" as a part of PIR Center’s Midweek Brainstorming Sessions.
17.07.2014
Experts
News
26.03.2021
04.12.2020
"The development of nuclear energy in Saudi Arabia is a forward-looking and important task. The State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” has every chance to become one of the KSA’s key partners in the development of peaceful uses of nuclear energy because it already has extensive experience in working with nuclear newcomer countries in difficult climatic conditions with lack of the necessary infrastructure", ‒ Inna Rodina, PIR Center intern.
11.11.2020
“The documents declassified by the Clinton Presidential Library are a unique source that allows to get acquainted with the history and evaluate cooperation of the two leaders and their aspirations in the field of nonproliferation”, – PIR Center intern Evgeny Kholodnov.
Midweek Brainstorming Sessions
“Every Midweek Brainstorming is like a chamber concert; there are no accidental people present. A discussion of a problem or an expert report debated by a small number of highly qualified professionals makes it possible to learn new things and, more significantly, to discuss the nature of the problem honestly, regardless of the personalities involved".
Pavel Luzin, PhD in Political Sciences, PIR Center Alumnus
“It was useful, I’ve got several new ides” – such feedback is the main criterion of success for the organizers of the Midweek Brainstorming sessions, a series of informal seminars hosted by PIR Center. Interested people gather at PIR Center, including researchers, Foreign Ministries and Defense Ministries diplomats, analysts, engineers and journalists. Some of them are young specialists; some have decades of experience under their belt.
What needs to be done to ensure the long-awaited success of the military reform? The future of China’s nuclear policy – is Beijing willing to consider reducing its arsenal, or is it trying to ramp it up? Is the new constitution of Kyrgyzstan in line with the national character of the country? Will it calm the country down, or lead to another revolution? What exactly is being studied by hundreds of students from Myanmar at nuclear universities? These and many other fascinating questions have been discussed during Midweek Brainstorming sessions over the past year.
The Midweek Brainstorming sessions are held in two formats. One is where an experienced expert takes the center stage; the other is where young researchers defend their theses and thereby begin their professional career. As a rule, the topic chosen for such theses is something new, with no experienced experts available for that narrow subject. But the event is always attended by professionals who can give valuable advice as to what to change, what to add or remove from the thesis, and how to polish it.
The defense of a thesis turns into an insightful debate between real professionals, which especially impresses the young researchers. If the outcome is positive, the young trainee’s piece of research can be recommended for publication. And after such a discussion, an article even by a beginner can take its rightful place among works by well-known professionals. Tea and snacks are offered during the two-hour sessions.
Midweek Brainstorming Sessions:
- Presentations of research papers at PIR Center – new projects by experienced professionals, and first projects by young scholars
- Free exchange of opinion and thoughts on key international security issues
- Meetings with colleagues and new interesting people
For information about the upcoming Midweek Brainstorming sessions, please call +7 (495) 987 19 15 or check “Events Schedule” at our main page