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Becoming a Robust Bridge Builder: Why Germany Should Adjust its Role in Nuclear Disarmament in the Wake of the 2015 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract At the 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (April 27 to May 22), an increasing number of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States (NNWS) were frustrated with the slow nuclear disarmament process and insisted on more progressive steps. Germany, apparently unimpressed by this new climate, s... view more
At the 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (April 27 to May 22), an increasing number of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States (NNWS) were frustrated with the slow nuclear disarmament process and insisted on more progressive steps. Germany, apparently unimpressed by this new climate, stuck to its established role of reserved bridge builder. This led progressive NNWS like Austria and others to depreciate the country as a disarmament partner, which in turn rendered Germany less effective in promoting some of its own major interests. This paper argues that Germany should redefine its role in nuclear disarmament and evolve into a robust bridge builder. This would allow it to advance its core national objectives in the nuclear disarmament field more comprehensively and strengthen the Nonproliferation Treaty.... view less
Keywords
international relations; proliferation; arms control; nuclear weapon; disarmament; Federal Republic of Germany; nuclear power; security policy; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
5 p.
Series
DGAP kompakt, 11
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0