Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East
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.
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.
Bernd W. Kubing 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.
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Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East
Edited by Bernd W. Kubbig and Sven-Eric Fikenscher
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Arms control and missile proliferation in the Middle East / edited by Bernd Cubing.
p. cm. - (Routledge global security studies ; 29)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Arms control-Middle East. 2. Disarmament-Middle East. 3. Guided missiles-Middle East. 4. Security, International-Middle East. I. Cubing, Bernd W., 1950-
JZ6009.M628A76 2012
327.1'740956-dc23
2011031885
ISBN: 978-0-415-60111-5 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-13816-8 (ebk)
