Is there a new cold war? Reflections from Dr Vladimir Baranovsky

Relations between Western allies and Russia have been deteriorating since early 2014. SIPRI’s International Governing Board members discuss what is driving this process and what can be done to ameliorate it. Dr Vladimir Baranovsky is the Deputy Director of the premier Russian research institute, IMEMO, in Moscow, Chair of the Dissertation Council of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Vice President of the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, and a board member of the Russian Political Science Association. The interviews were conducted as part of a discussion, “Security in Europe: Is it a new cold war? – or how to avoid one”, led by Director Dan Smith at SIPRI on May 17, 2016 on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the international SIPRI Governing Board. SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI also has a presence in Beijing, and is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide. All of SIPRI’s films can be found on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SIPRIorg. This is updated regularly and includes footage and interviews from the inaugural Stockholm Security Conference on Secure Cities, as well as films as part of SIPRI’s Year in Reflection series. Find out more: sipri.org/about Follow us on Twitter @SIPRIorg and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sipri.org/