Dossier: The Future of Arms Control

The Future of Arms Control
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Oliver Meier, Alyson Bailes, Michael Brzoska, Ralf Fücks, Nikolai Sokov, Steven Pifer, Anne Finger

Cooperative arms limitations and reductions in times of global change

The Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin held an international expert conference on the “Future of Arms Control”, jointly organized with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Studies (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg.

Around 20 speakers from 13 countries and some 30 more practitioners and academics came together to discuss the conditions and options for modern arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.

The conference debated what functions arms control can fulfill under the changing conditions of the 21st century as well as the interests of key actors. Additionally, the participants discussed how disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation instruments can be made more effective. 

The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the German Institute IFSH are now pleased to publish the conference proceedings.  We thank our authors for the eclectic and fruitful contributions and hope to help continuing and deepening the important debate with this publication.

 

 
 
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The Future of Arms Control

This publication examines what steps should be taken to strengthen cooperative efforts in controlling and reducing military capabilities. Produced by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in cooperation with Anne Finger and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). Click here for the PDF (128pp).

 
 
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Assessing the Need to Regulate U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike Systems

The United States intends to deploy a new Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS). This short paper assesses the chief challenges the United States faces in allaying Russian concerns about CPGS deployments. by Dennis M. Gormley  more>>