Arms Control and Security: The Changing Role of Conventional Arms Control in Europe FROM THE PUBLISHER
Conventional arms control in Europe was not a serious prospect until the mid-1980s. Yet within 5 years the Cold War drew to an end with a series of complex agreements to mark its peaceful military conclusion. This book examines the role of arms control as an important element in any European security architecture. It develops the concept that arms control, from being unimportant prior to the 1990s, now represents a significant part of the increased military engagement and cooperation between East and West
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Explores the changing role of conventional arms control in Europe, using an epistemic community/network approach. Early chapters provide a historical perspective, looking at the context, foundations, main provisions, and institutional structure of major agreements. Later chapters discuss the continuing and likely future roles of the OSCE and NATO in the arms control process. Final chapters examine agreements at the OSCE Instanbul Summit in 1998 and challenges posed to existing arrangements by emerging security threats. The author is affiliated with the University of Essex. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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