Arms Control in the Middle East

Abstract

As the negotiated settlements of the Middle East Peace Process are implemented, we expect opportunities for concrete and visible arms control to emerge. Concern about the introduction of weapons of mass destruction is not a new consideration in the Middle East. Throughout the last generation, the politics of non-conventional warfare and nuclear deterrence have been the critical subtext of the more conventional subjects in the public discourse of Middle East affairs. This paper will address the complex problem of arms control and the trend to control armament in the Middle East including President Bush's initiative in may 1991 and the ACRS meetings. It contends that the end of the Cold War brought to the forefront additional economic pressures on the major arms suppliers, and the end of the Gulf War that directed the world towards a comprehensive arms control policy to stop the dangers posed by unrestrained militarization. Finally, my recommendations highlight what might be done in this regard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389039

Entities

People

  • Ali Albataineh

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Cold War
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Negotiations
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies