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South Asia at a Crossroads

Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and Space Rivalries
Nomos,  2010, 330 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8329-5398-0


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The work is part of the series Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden (Volume 197)
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englischSouth Asia at a Crossroads is a collection of insightful articles about a number of contemporary security issues in South Asia viewed through a global lens. The book is unique in its ability to illuminate in plain language complex issues which lie at the intersection of science, technology, and public policy. It brings together articles by scientists, diplomats, lawmakers and senior policy analysts from across Asia, America, and Europe on topics that are as much relevant to global security as they are to the region, specifically the two nuclear armed neighbors India and Pakistan, which are the focus of the book.

Among others, the topics include ballistic missile defense; space-based monitoring to improve strategic security; and weaponization of space. It examines the emerging space race in Asia. It also turns its attention to the future of nuclear arms control, disarmament, and especially the Non-proliferation Treaty.

It features critical assessments of the recently concluded U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement and looks at energy security for India and Pakistan. As the title suggests, the book explores opportunities for regional cooperation in complex areas of conflict.

»A strength of the book is without doubt that the authors highlight the strategic impact of recent national science and technology programs on internaional security issues - an element which in the debate on international security has been underestimated for too long and tends to be missing in the mainstream disourse on South Asian security, too.«
Malte Gaier, ASIEN 132/14

»Für alle, die auch an Meinungen außerhalb des etablierten Konsenses ihrer eigenen Fachgruppen interessiert sind, wird dieses Buch nützlich sein. Auch Einsteigern in das Feld nuklearer Stabilität und Abrüstung gibt "South Asia at a Crossroads" einen guten Überblick über die wichtigen Themenfelder. Das behandelte Spannungsfeld zwischen Indien und Pakistan ist dabei besonders aktuell. Auch wenn der Buchtitel [...]