Strategies of Arms Control - A History and Typology

Bringing the subject of arms control into the arena of complex, multi-polar international relations, this text traces the history of agreements over weapons back to ancient times. The author puts forward a typology of arms control: it occurs at the end of major conflicts, stabilizes balances between states, develops norms of behaviour, manages weapons proliferation, and acts as a tool of international organizations. He examines the evolution of five qualitatively different strategies, and applies the arms control typology to agreements in the post-Cold War world.

Table des matières

The evolution of arms control; arms control at the conclusion of major conflicts; arms control to strengthen strategic stability; arms control to create norms of behaviour; managing the proliferation of weapons; arms control by international organization.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stuart Croft, Croft Stuart
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780719048784
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4878-4
• Pages: 244
• Thème: Political Analysis
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, Weapons, History: specific events and topics, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control