Arms control and missile proliferation in the Middle East

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Title:

Arms control and missile proliferation in the Middle East

Author:

Kubbig, Bernd W., 1950-

ISBN:

9780415601115

9780203138168

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Physical Description:

xxi, 335 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge global security studies ; [29]

Routledge global security studies ; [29].

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: setting the stage: decreasing the security dilemma by gradual missile reductions / Bernd W. Kubbig -- pt. I Missiles and their proliferation as a threat -- 2.Disarmament efforts in the region: lessons from the Arms Control and Regional Security talks / Dalia Dassa Kaye -- 3.Missiles in the Middle East: their destabilizing role / Jurgen Altmann -- pt. II Conditions for a successful step-by-step approach -- 4.Taking overall military asymmetries into account: objections from the Arab world and Iran / Mahmood Sariolghalam -- 5.Taking Israel's security interests into account: deterrence policy in a changing strategic environment / Uri Bar-Joseph -- 6.Advancing the control of weapons of mass destruction: an incremental approach / Patricia Lewis -- 7.From (potential) spoilers to guarantors? The role of external powers / Hui Zhang -- 8.The verification challenge: concepts, requirements, and technologies / Hartwig Spitzer --

Contents note continued: 9.The prospects for disarmament: the case of Hezbollah / Walid Abu-Dalbouh -- 10.Designing disarmament strategies: the case of Hamas / Anat Kurz -- pt. III Three milestones towards a Missile Free Zone -- 11.The promise of military transparency: building on East-West experiences and the UN Register of Conventional Arms / Christian Weidlich -- 12.The Missile Technology Control Regime, the Hague Code of Conduct, and missile proliferation / Mark Smith -- 13.Caps and bans: limiting, reducing, and prohibiting missiles and missile defence / Oleg Shulga -- 14.Conclusions: the stage reconsidered: findings, concluding remarks, and research perspectives / Bernd W. Kubbig.

Subject Term:

Arms control -- Middle East.

Disarmament -- Middle East.

Guided missiles -- Middle East.

Security, International -- Middle East.

Added Author:

Kubbig, Bernd W., 1950-

Fikenscher, Sven-Eric.

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Summary

This edited volume provides a systematic analysis of the missile threat and proliferation issue in the Middle East region.

The question of how to increase the level of security in the Middle East is not a new one, given the conflict-ridden nature of the region. The solution attempted for this predicament has typically revolved around intense arms build-ups, a strategy which can prove self-defeating due to the subsequent countermeasures employed by neighbouring states.

Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East focuses on the strategic proliferation of arms, with a specific emphasis on missiles. This unique emphasis enables the contributors to provide a dynamic new perspective on conceptual and political disarmament efforts, thereby distinguishing this volume from many other related works on the region, which deal mainly with weapons of mass destruction. The book also explores the possibility of a reduction in weapon arsenals, examining a more promising cooperative security concept which includes confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs).

This book will be of much interest to students of arms control, Middle Eastern politics, Gulf Security, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR.