A future agenda for arms control

Little progress has been recorded in arms control since 1995, and great weight needs to be given to its political dimension. The author suggests six objectives of arms control core to efforts to restore it as a useful instrument of risk management and international security: 1) focus a cooperative security system not only on arms control but also on democratisation, protection of human rights and economic growth, 2) organize groups with relevant memberships to revitalize institutional frameworks, 3) organize in ways that minimize risks of war between major powers, 4) engage the United States in the international system within a common framework, 5) manage relations with a few States outside the normaive framework, and 6) examine preventive approaches.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament