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Vladislav Chernavskikh
Research Assistant
Vladislav Chernavskikh
Vladislav Chernavskikh is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, focusing on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues. He is also a contributor to SIPRI-led activities under the Alva Myrdal Centre working group on nuclear disarmament in policy and international law.
Prior to joining SIPRI, Vladislav was a Research Associate at the Moscow-based Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS). Previously, he also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and as a Political Research Intern in the WMD Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
Subject expertise
International non-proliferation and disarmament architecture, regional nuclear non-proliferation issues, US-Russia nuclear arms control
CONTACT Vladislav Chernavskikh
Languages
Russian, English
Education
M.A. in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS); M.A. in WMD Nonproliferation, Nuclear Policy, and Global Security, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO); B.A. in International Relations, Ural Federal University
SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS
- Advancing Governance at the Nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons (SIPRI, Stockholm: March 2025)
- Nuclear Weapons and Artificial Intelligence: Technological Promises and Practical Realities (SIPRI, Stockholm: September 2024)
External publications
- Chernavskikh, V., Khlopkov, A., ‘A Russian Perspective on South Korea’s Risky Nuclear Ambitions’, Global Asia (Vol. 18, No. 1, March 2023).
- Batsanov, S., Chernavskikh, V., and Khlopkov, A., ‘10th NPT Review Conference: The Nonproliferation and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Pillars’, Arms Control Today (October 2022).
- Chernavskikh, V., Fisher, J., and Jaworek P., ‘Young Deep Cuts Policy Brief #3. Revitalizing U.S.-Russia Arms Control: An Integrated Approach’, Young Deep Cuts Commision (January 2022).
- Chernavskikh, V., ‘Comparing Approaches Towards Global Zero in the Modern Period’, eds. Orlov, V. and Semenov, S., Russian–American Nuclear Nonproliferation Dialogue. Lessons Learned and Road Ahead (Palgrave McMillan: 2022), pp. 167-206.
- Chernavskikh, V., ‘Applying the JCPOA Experience on the Korean Peninsula’, Center for Energy and Security Studies (2021).
- Batsanov, S., Chernavskikh, V., and Khlopkov, A., Restoring the Effectiveness of the JCPOA: Principles and Approaches. A View from Russia, Russia in Global Affairs (2020).