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ACRS experience and its relevance to the WMDFZ conference / Landau, Emily B

Landau, Emily B	Journal Article
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2012.

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This article examines the arms control logic that was applied to the only regional arms control talks that have taken place in the Middle East to date: the Arms Control and Regional Security (ACRS) working group that was part of the multilateral track of the Madrid peace process in the early 1990s. It highlights both the successes and major constraints of the ACRS talks in an effort to assess what might be relevant to the weapons of mass destruction-free zone conference proposed for later this year. In addition to the basic arms control dilemmas that will continue to challenge this conference-as they did ACRS-the article suggests that current conditions in the Middle East are even less conducive to regional dialogue than they were in the earlier period, due to the internal upheavals in several key Arab states, and the specific challenge of Iran's move to develop a military nuclear capability.

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Arms Control ; Middle East ; Weapons of Mass Destruction - Free Zone

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Implementing a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East: Track-two insights on the technical dimensions / Bonin, Benjamin; Mohagheghi, Amir; Yaffe, Michael

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2013.

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The goal of establishing a Middle East weapons of mass destruction-free zone (WMDFZ) is shared in principle by all governments in the region. Political and strategic realities continue to make achievement of that goal elusive. For the past three years, the authors have participated in track-two discussions on the technical implementation parameters of a zone. The discussions brought together policy and technology experts from throughout the region, with an initial focus on biological arms control challenges. The interactions have yielded important insights, not only on specific technical issues, but also on how regional and global policy-making communities might move forward on advancing the broader WMDFZ question. This report provides an overview of the discussions, including the authors' insights and recommendations.

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Middle East ; Weapons of Mass Destruction - Free Zone ; Track - Two Diplomacy

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