Conventional arms control in Europe

An analysis is given of the 1999 CFE Adaptation Agreement. The principle that informs the agreement is that of a common and indivisible security space. The balance of power has been replaced by peaceful security cooperation. The challenge facing the agreement is ratification, which is being held up by the Russian Federation Political changes there suggest new approaches to arms control. The 1999 Vienna Document on confidence- and security-building measures is briefly reviewed.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament