The Rise and Fall of Cooperative Arms Control in Europe
Nomos, 1. Edition 2020, 414 Pages
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Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden
Description
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, America and Russia have again returned to conflict. But this renewed confrontation did not come out of the blue. Rather, it was preceded by a long period of stagnation and a final crisis in the realm of arms control. In particular, the agreements of cooperative arms control in Europe eroded after the turn of the millennium. Why did that neatly established network of security agreements collapse? In this volume, Ulrich Kühn traces the rise and fall of cooperative arms control in Europe from the early Helsinki days to the Russian annexation of the Crimea in 2014. Applying a multi-theory approach in order to assess the foreign and security policies of the United States and Russia, the author not only answers who is to blame for the sorry state of arms control, but he also uncovers a regime complex that has so far remained unknown and that spans across various organisations and institutions.
Bibliographical data
| Edition | 1 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-3-8487-6207-1 |
| Publication Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Publisher | Nomos |
| Format | Softcover |
| Language | englisch |
| Pages | 414 |
| Medium | Book |
| Product Type | Scientific literature |
Reviews
»Kühn’s book presents an illuminating case study of institutional decay, a process that is very often neglected by scholars of institutions. In addition, as the author notes, the integration of regime theory and IR norm-research into the study of arms control remains an unaddressed theoretical challenge. In this regard, Kühn’s work provides much food for thought and sets the tone for future research on the subject.«
Alexander Graef, Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Juli 2020
»Die gründliche Ausarbeitung bei gleichzeitig sehr anschaulicher Forschung geben dem Werk […] das Potenzial, für abrüstungs- und sicherheitspolitisch interessierte Politikwissenschafter*innen und Themenexpert*innen sowie Studierende zu einem wichtigen Werk zu werden, das einen Zugang zu einer bisher vernachlässigten Perspektive auf die Erforschung politischer Regime erlaubt.«
Yannik Laßhof, W&F 4/2020, 53
»eine sehr detaillierte theoretische Analyse…«
Dieter Senghaas, HPB 1/2020, 102
»In his book, The Rise and Fall of Cooperative Arms Control in Europe, the result of a 10-year research effort, Kühn provides a useful overview of the main arms control agreementsbetween the West (mainly the United States and Europe) and the East (Russia and formerly the Soviet Union) from 1973, when Moscow “accepted the long-standing US demand to enter into talks about conventional forces in Europe” (63), to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014… While an easy and interesting read for those familiar with IR, arms control and nonproliferation debates, this book is also suited for readers without previous background knowledge and who are interested in learning more about the field. It offers basic and historical information, graphs and tables that accompany the reader throughout the study, providing a good overview of the main cooperative arms control instruments created from the mid-1970s to recent years.«
Federica Dall’Arche, The International Spectator 3/2020, 155-156
Alexander Graef, Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Juli 2020
»Die gründliche Ausarbeitung bei gleichzeitig sehr anschaulicher Forschung geben dem Werk […] das Potenzial, für abrüstungs- und sicherheitspolitisch interessierte Politikwissenschafter*innen und Themenexpert*innen sowie Studierende zu einem wichtigen Werk zu werden, das einen Zugang zu einer bisher vernachlässigten Perspektive auf die Erforschung politischer Regime erlaubt.«
Yannik Laßhof, W&F 4/2020, 53
»eine sehr detaillierte theoretische Analyse…«
Dieter Senghaas, HPB 1/2020, 102
»In his book, The Rise and Fall of Cooperative Arms Control in Europe, the result of a 10-year research effort, Kühn provides a useful overview of the main arms control agreementsbetween the West (mainly the United States and Europe) and the East (Russia and formerly the Soviet Union) from 1973, when Moscow “accepted the long-standing US demand to enter into talks about conventional forces in Europe” (63), to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014… While an easy and interesting read for those familiar with IR, arms control and nonproliferation debates, this book is also suited for readers without previous background knowledge and who are interested in learning more about the field. It offers basic and historical information, graphs and tables that accompany the reader throughout the study, providing a good overview of the main cooperative arms control instruments created from the mid-1970s to recent years.«
Federica Dall’Arche, The International Spectator 3/2020, 155-156
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