Arms control in the 21st century : between coercion and cooperation

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Title:

Arms control in the 21st century : between coercion and cooperation

Author:

Daase, Christopher.

ISBN:

9780415698177

9780203113646

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description:

xi, 247 s. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge global security studies

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction -- Introduction / Christopher Daase and Oliver Meier -- Part 2. Is there a paradigm shift in arms control? -- The changing role of arms control in historical perspective / Alyson J.K. Bailes -- Non-cooperative arms control / Oliver Meier -- Coercion and the informalization of arms control / Christopher Daase -- Part 3. Effectiveness and legitimacy of new arms control instruments -- The effectiveness and legitimacy of the use of force to prevent nuclear proliferation / Martin B. Malin -- The role of sanctions in non-proliferation / Michael Brzoska -- The Proliferation Security Initiative : effective multilateralism or "smoke and mirrors"? / Ian Davis -- Part 4. Prospects for a new arms control agenda : diverging views -- A non-proliferation (r)evolution : US arms control and non-proliferation policy under Bush and Obama / Caroline Fehl -- A new transatlantic approach? -- A view from Europe / Gerrard Quille -- Prospects for a new arms control agenda : an Indian perspective / Arundhati Ghose -- Prospects for a new arms control agenda : view from the Middle East / Emily B. Landau -- Part 5. Conclusion -- The changing nature of arms control and the role of coercion / Christopher Daase and Oliver Meier.

Abstract:

This volume evaluates the impact of coercive arms control efforts to curb the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the twenty-first century.A new paradigm in arms control is gradually replacing the idea that mutually agreed restrictions on armaments can improve international security. Thus, Hedley Bull' s classic definition of arms control as the "cooperation between antagonistic pairs of states in military affairs" needs to be amended by a new notion of coercive arms control as the set of non-cooperative and non-reciprocal....

Subject Term:

Arms control -- History -- 21st century.

Security, International -- History -- 21st century.

Added Author:

Daase, Christopher.

Meier, Oliver.

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This volume evaluates the impact of coercive arms control efforts to curb the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the twenty-first century.

A new paradigm in arms control is gradually replacing the idea that mutually agreed restrictions on armaments can improve international security. Thus, Hedley Bull's classic definition of arms control as the "cooperation between antagonistic pairs of states in military affairs" needs to be amended by a new notion of coercive arms control as the set of non-cooperative and non-reciprocal measures to restrict the weapons or military capabilities of certain states.

This volume addresses the topic of how this ongoing paradigmatic shift will affect the effectiveness of arms control as a conflict management instrument.While some argue that new instruments can complement and strengthen traditional, multilateral and inclusive arms control regimes, others maintain that conflicts and contradictions between coercive and cooperative arms control regimes will severely limit their effectiveness. This volume provides a forum for academics and practitioners from around the globe to discuss these developments in depth and to assess the specific strengths and weaknesses of these new instruments of arms control.

This book will be of much interest to students of arms control, global governance, foreign policy and IR/Security Studies in general.