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Contributions from
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Howard W. French: Africa’s troubles and global attention
Mahmood Mamdani: US-caused terrorism
M.C. Behera (Ed.): Rural development misses out
Harald Müller and Niklas Schörnig: Armaments and their limitation
02/2007 |
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Armament and arms control
Harald Müller and Niklas Schörnig:
Rüstungsdynamik und Rüstungskontrolle. Eine exemplarische Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen [Armament dynamics and arms control. An illustrative introduction to international relations].
Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden 2006,
263 p., Euro 27.00, ISBN 3-8329-1914-7
This book explains both the complex causes of armament and how to limit it. Conflict between states plays a major role, as do decision-making processes and arms control regimes. Current apprehension about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction demonstrates that the problems did not end with Cold War. According to Harald Müller and Niklas Schörnig, it is true that fewer states today aspire to nuclear potency. However, US efforts to assert absolute military dominance are providing those countries with an extra stimulus. The book is a very readable and useful source of information for all readers seeking a deeper understanding of international politics. (bl)
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