Arms Control at a Crossroads: Renewal or Demise?

"As the US wrestles with the reality of facing two potential nuclearpeer competitors, understanding theopportunities and limitations of arms control is crucial for academics andpolicymakers alike. This important work will be invaluable in gaining thatunderstanding." --Linton F. Brooks, Chief US Negotiator for the START I and START II Treaties "A much-needed primer onarms control challenges and prospects at a pivotal moment in internationalsecurity." --Paul Bernstein, former Distinguished Fellow, NationalDefense University "A clear picture of thechallenges facing arms control policy at a time of heated strategic competitionacross the globe." --Rose Gottemoeller, Stanford University Is there a role for traditional arms control in today's increasingly complex security environment? What new concepts and mechanisms are needed to make it valuable as a tool for managing competition and conflict amid the rise of new strategic domains and the spread of new technologies and weapons? Addressing these critical questions, the authors of Arms Control at a Crossroads review the foundations of arms control and cooperative security, highlight the perspectives of the major nuclear powers, and assess current initiatives and future potential for meeting the challenges ahead. CONTENTS: Does Arms Control Have a Future?--the Editors. THE FOUNDATIONS AND CONTEXT OF ARMS CONTROL. Deterrence and Strategic Stability--S. Foerster. The Evolution of Arms Control Mechanisms--J.M. Smith. PERSPECTIVES OF THE MAJOR POWERS. The United States--A.F. Woolf. Russia--S. Pifer. China--P.C. Saunders. ARMS CONTROL DOMAINS. Nuclear Weapons--D.A. Cooper. Proliferation, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament--R.D. Gibbons. Arms Control Monitoring Regimes--J. Anderson. Chemical and Biological Weapons--A. Moodie and M. Moodie. The Impact of Emerging Technologies--M. Favaro. Conventional Weapons and Novel Systems--A.J. Nelson. Arms Control in Cyberspace and Outer Space--G. Perkovich. THE WAY AHEAD. The Return of Geopolitics--D. Santoro. New Horizons for Cooperative Security--K.M. Kartchner. Arms Control's Uncertain Future--B. Roberts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1685859844
• ISBN13: 9781685859848
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"