Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East

Overcoming the Security Dilemma
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-60111-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 674 g

Reihe: Routledge Global Security Studies

This edited volume provides a systematic analysis of the missile threat and proliferation issue in the Middle East region.

The question of how to increase the level of security in the Middle East is not a new one, given the conflict-ridden nature of the region. The solution attempted for this predicament has typically revolved around intense arms build-ups, a strategy which can prove self-defeating due to the subsequent countermeasures employed by neighbouring states.

Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East focuses on the strategic proliferation of arms, with a specific emphasis on missiles. This unique emphasis enables the contributors to provide a dynamic new perspective on conceptual and political disarmament efforts, thereby distinguishing this volume from many other related works on the region, which deal mainly with weapons of mass destruction. The book also explores the possibility of a reduction in weapon arsenals, examining a more promising cooperative security concept which includes confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs).

This book will be of much interest to students of arms control, Middle Eastern politics, Gulf Security, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kubbig, Bernd

Fikenscher, Sven-Eric

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Setting the Stage: Decreasing the Security Dilemma by Gradual Missile Reductions Part 1: Missiles and Their Proliferation as a Threat 2. Lessons from the Arms Control and Regional Security Talks 3. Missiles in the Middle East: Their Destabilizing Role Part 2: Conditions for a Successful Step-by-Step Approach 4. Taking Overall Military Asymmetries into Account: Objections from the Arab World and Iran 5. Taking Israel’s Security Interests into Account: Deterrence Policy in a Changing Strategic Environment 6. Advancing the Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Incremental Approach 7. From (Potential) Spoilers to Guarantors? The Role of External Powers 8. The Verification Challenge: Concepts, Requirements, and Technologies 9. The Prospects for Disarmament: The Case of Hezbollah 10. Designing Disarmament Strategies: The Case of Hamas Part 3: Three Milestones towards a Missile Free Zone 11. The Promise of Military Transparency: Building on Past Experiences and the UN Register of Conventional Arms 12. The Missile Technology Control Regime, the Hague Code of Conduct, and Missile Proliferation 13. Caps and Bans: Limiting, Reducing, and Prohibiting Missiles and Missile Defence 14. Conclusion: The Stage Reconsidered: Findings, Concluding Remarks, and Research Perspectives 15. Apendix: The Arsenals of Actors Relevant to a Missile Free Zone in the Middle East/Gulf

Über Autor(innen)

Bernd W. Kubbig is Project Director at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK/PRIF), Adj. Professor at Goethe University, Frankfurt, and Coordinator of the Academic Peace Orchestra Middle East.

Sven-Eric Fikenscher is a Research Fellow at Goethe University, Frankfurt. He was a Research Assistant at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK/PRIF) from 2006-11 and on the staff of the Academic Peace Orchestra Middle East.