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Trilateral Arms Control? Perspectives from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing
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Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)
Abstract With the end of the INF Treaty in 2019, trilateral arms control - meaning arms control between the United States, Russia, and China - has gained center stage. Only shortly after the U.S. withdrawal, U.S. President Trump declared that he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China.... view more
With the end of the INF Treaty in 2019, trilateral arms control - meaning arms control between the United States, Russia, and China - has gained center stage. Only shortly after the U.S. withdrawal, U.S. President Trump declared that he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China. Other U.S. administration officials have set the goal of including China in a future follow-on framework to the New START agreement, which expires in February 2021. Then again, could trilateral arms control be possible at all? What would be necessary conditions? Why should Washington, Moscow, and Beijing engage in an uncertain endeavor that promises to significantly affect their strategic relationships? The authors of this study address those and other questions.... view less
Keywords
United States of America; China; Russia; arms control; nuclear weapon; international politics; cooperation; international security; arms race
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Verhältnis zwischen Nuklearwaffenstaaten; New START; INF-Vertrag
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
94 p.
Series
IFSH Research Report, 002
Status
Published Version; reviewed