Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9780415516396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 360 str.

Bernd W. Kubbig; Sven-Eric Fikenscher

Opis

This edited volume provides a comprehensive, systematic and innovative analysis of the missile threat/proliferation issue in the Middle East. The volume starts from the recognition of the pronounced security dilemma in the region. It is above all defined by the multi-faceted and in part overlapping conflict formations and by the constant arms build ups. Emphasizing the entire spectrum of missiles, including 'kitchen-made unguided rockets launched by sub-state actors such as Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as the sophisticated guided (ballistic and cruise) missiles of major states, the book argues that the missile threat/proliferation problem can be reduced and eventually overcome only by a Cooperative Security Concept. Major elements within this framework are variants of arms control (Confidence- and Security-building Measures CSBMs], reductions and the long-term vision of a Missile Free Zone MFZ]). For such a strategy to be effective it will have to be implemented step by step. The Cooperative Security Concept will be politically acceptable to the key actors in the region only if it is perceived by them as a means which increases their security. In addition, vital interests of major extra-regional players will have to be taken into account. This assumption led to the following research question of this book: under which circumstances are gradual missile-related arms control steps feasible and politically acceptable? 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.

Recenzje

"This multi-authored book aims at investigating how the level of security in the Middle East and Gulf region can be increased by a step-by-step confidence-building strategy and the creation of a Missile Free Zone (MFZ). The book consists of several articles written by professors and experts in the fields of international security, arms control and Middle East issues. It addresses regional decision-makers and offers a Track II answer to the Gulf's deficits regarding the missile problematique in the security dilemma context." - Elena Cesca, The International Spectator

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Setting the Stage: Decreasing the Security Dilemma by Gradual Missile Reductions  Part 1: Missiles and Their Proliferation as a Threat  2. Lessons from the Arms Control and Regional Security Talks  3. Missiles in the Middle East: Their Destabilizing Role  Part 2: Conditions for a Successful Step-by-Step Approach  4. Taking Overall Military Asymmetries into Account: Objections from the Arab World and Iran  5. Taking Israel’s Security Interests into Account: Deterrence Policy in a Changing Strategic Environment  6. Advancing the Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Incremental Approach  7. From (Potential) Spoilers to Guarantors? The Role of External Powers  8. The Verification Challenge: Concepts, Requirements, and Technologies  9. The Prospects for Disarmament: The Case of Hezbollah  10. Designing Disarmament Strategies: The Case of Hamas  Part 3: Three Milestones towards a Missile Free Zone  11. The Promise of Military Transparency: Building on Past Experiences and the UN Register of Conventional Arms  12. The Missile Technology Control Regime, the Hague Code of Conduct, and Missile Proliferation  13. Caps and Bans: Limiting, Reducing, and Prohibiting Missiles and Missile Defence  14. Conclusion: The Stage Reconsidered: Findings, Concluding Remarks, and Research Perspectives  15. Apendix: The Arsenals of Actors Relevant to a Missile Free Zone in the Middle East/Gulf

O autorze

Bernd W. Kubbig 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.