https://www.scmp.com/rss/516876/feed Andrei Kortunov is academic director of the Russian International Affairs Council. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1979 and completed his postgraduate studies at the Institute for US and Canada Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1982. He holds a PhD in history. Dr Kortunov completed internships at the Soviet embassies in London and Washington, and at the Permanent Delegation of the USSR to the UN. He has taught at universities around the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com One dangerous consequence of the disintegration of the global security system is the growing threat of nuclear proliferation. To prevent proliferation, there should be a minimum level of mutual trust among the great powers. Such trust is absent today, which deters joint action even when it is in their common interests. For instance, to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme, great powers need to reach a consensus on the stalled 2015 agreement to limit the programme. But the Joint Comprehensive Plan... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3237593/north-korea-crisis-six-party-talks-only-way-avert-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3237593/north-korea-crisis-six-party-talks-only-way-avert-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:30:15 +0000