Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov is expert in international security and Russia’s foreign policy. He founded PIR Center, a private think-tank dealing with global security and foreign policy, in 1994 and was the institute’s Director (President) until April 2015 when he decided to step down as PIR Center’s CEO while remaining on Center’s Executive Board. Dr. Orlov is the Head of the Center for Global Trends and International Organizations at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, a member of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Nuclear Security at the World Economic Forum.
