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List of contents
1. Catastrophes as By-Products of Human Activities: How can they be Avoided? 2. Pluralism and Pugnacity. 3. New Patterns of Conflict, Old Methods of Conflict Resolution? 4. A Negative Goal for Science. 5. Is There Any Hope for the Control of Regional Conflicts by Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs). 6. The Need for Neutral Scientific Advice in Complex Situations of High Risk. 7. Arms Proliferation and Nationalism as Parts of the Network of Threats to Peace and Security. 8. Violent and Peaceful Settlements of Ethnic Conflicts. 9. Modern Methods of Information Storage and Exchange in the Service of Problem Clarification, Crisis Management and Conflict Solution. 10. The Multiplicity of Human Philosophies and the Threat Perceptions Appearing in the Absence of Common Enemies or Joint Goals. 11. The Relations Between Industrialised and Developing Countries. 12. Changing of Long-Range Political Goals as a Psychological Pre-requisite for Progress in Arms Control. 13. SDI and Stability. 14. Trust Creating by Discussion of Long-Range Goals. 15. Western Perceptions of Soviet Goals. 16. Mutual Perceptions of Long-Range Goals. 17. Integrated Europe? 18. Perceptions of the Europe to Tomorrow. 19. International "Security in a Wider Sense". 20. Science Advice to the United Nations. 21. The Scientific Culture and Its Role in International Negotiations. 22. The New World Order and the Role of Science. 23. Summaries.
Summary
First published in 1999, this book describes what the international community of scientific institutions could do to reverse humanities increasingly threatened status by environmental and technical catastrophes, economic disasters, wars and ethnic conflicts.
