The Yearbook is a collective monograph by experts of the IMEMO’s Center for International Security, published for over 30 years. This edition offers a detailed analysis of the situation in key international security areas and proposes specific solutions to some of the world’s most burning issues. The monograph investigates the development of nuclear arsenals and national strategies of leading nuclear powers, and identifies major tasks to strengthen the arms control regimes. It explores possible paths to end tensions between Russia and NATO countries, resolve conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, Syria, and Afghanistan, and manage the Iranian and North Korean nuclear problems. The Yearbook also devotes special attention to the risks presented by terrorism, advanced weapons systems, penetration of the arms race into cyberspace and under sea, and the increased military activity in the Arctic.

The book is recommended for Russian and international expert community as well as for general public.