Nuclear Weapons-Free Zones

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333739809 ISBN 13: 9780333739808

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Almost the entire southern hemisphere is now covered by nuclear-weapon-free zones. The ones in Latin America and the South Pacific were established during the Cold War, those in Southeast Asia and Africa after its ending. Zones have also been proposed, so far without success, for the Middle East, South Asia and Northeast Asia. In this book, analysts from within the respective regions explore the reasons for success and failure in the establishment of the zone, and their utility and limitations as stepping stones to a nuclear-weapon-free world.

About the Author:

RAMESH THAKUR is Vice Rector (Peace and Governance) of the United Nations University. He was previously Head of the Peace Research Centre at the Australian National University in Canberra. He was educated at the University of Calcutta and Queen's University in Canada, and has held full-time academic appointments in Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. He is the author or editor of numerous books on Asian politics and international relations and has published widely in both academic journals and quality newspapers.

Synopsis:

Almost the entire southern hemisphere is now covered by nuclear weapon-free zones. The ones in Latin America and the South Pacific were established during the Cold War, those in Southeast Asia and Africa after its ending. Zones have also been proposed, so far without success, for the Middle East, South Asia and Northeast Asia. This study explores the reasons for success and failure in the establishment of these zones, and their utility and limitations as stepping stones to a nuclear weapon-free world.