Oleg Shakirov is a Russian researcher focusing on international cyber policy and arms control. He is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins SAIS. He has published analysis on Russia’s foreign and security policy, Russia-U.S. relations, and cyber diplomacy issues. He is a member of the Younger Generation Leaders Network on Euro-Atlantic Security. Previously he held research positions at the Moscow-based policy think tanks Center for Strategic Research, Center for Advanced Governance, and PIR Center and worked at the Russian Diplomatic Academy. In fall 2022, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Oleg Shakirov
Researcher and PhD student at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Content by Oleg Shakirov
Report
Russian thinking on AI integration and interaction with nuclear command and control, force structure, and decision-making
Oleg Shakirov analyses Russian-language literature on the Russian debate on AI and the nuclear field and offers recommendations for P5 states to advance dialogue on AI integration into nuclear C2, force structure and decision-making.
Policy brief
Outlines for future conventional arms control in Europe: A sub-regional regime in the Baltics
Deteriorating relations between Russia and NATO and the increasing capacity for rapid deployment and concentration of forces increases instability and the risk of military escalation, namely in the Baltic region. Against this background, the countries concerned could be interested in a conventional arms control regime that helps to prevent destabilising build-ups of forces and to enhance maritime security.