Nuclear politics and the non-aligned movement : principles vs pragmatism / William Potter and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, William C.

Contributor:

Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar.

International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Series:

Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 427.

Adelphi series, 1944-5571 ; 427

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-Aligned Movement.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Physical Description:

191 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2012.

Summary:

The Non-Aligned Movement is the largest grouping of states engaged on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues, comprising more than two-thirds of the membership of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Yet, the movement is often misunderstood by Western scholars and policymakers, who typically fail to appreciate the diversity of views among its 120 members and 17 observer states.

This Adelphi explores the structures and politics within NAM, and stresses the potential for greater engagement between NAM members and the West in mitigating many of the most pressing nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and terrorism challenges. Its thorough examination of how NAM business is conducted, along with an analysis of how prominent members or groups of members have sought to dominate it for their own purposes, offers invaluable insight ahead of the 2015 NPT Review Conference and as NAM approaches a possible watershed moment in the movement's history: the assumption by Iran of the chairmanship in mid-2012. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

NAM origins, structure, policymaking and politics

NAM, nuclear non-proliferation and the 2010 NPT Review Conference

Peaceful uses and beyond : NAM in Vienna

Looking to the future

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780415696418

0415696410

OCLC:

738352077