Thirty Years of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
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| Title: | Thirty Years of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) |
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| Description: | This open-access volume consists of papers presented at the conference “Thirty Years of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC): Histories, Achievements, Challenges”, held in Berlin, 5–6 October 2023, as well as of additional contributions. The volume's twenty-two individual chapters reflect on the history and achievements of the CWC over the past thirty years and explore existing and future challenges as the world realigns itself with a new geopolitical and security environment amid ongoing conflicts in volatile regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Highlights of the volume include: • Contributions by government officials, renowned scholars, and esteemed members of civil society.• A keynote address by the former Director General of the implementing agency of the CWC, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), providing insights into the treaty's evolution.• A section examining the potential of the CWC as a model for the abolition of nuclear weapons. |
| Authors: | Bretislav Friedrich, Ulf Schmidt, Paul Walker |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Military / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This open-access volume consists of papers presented at the conference “Thirty Years of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC): Histories, Achievements, Challenges”, held in Berlin, 5–6 October 2023, as well as of additional contributions. The volume's twenty-two individual chapters reflect on the history and achievements of the CWC over the past thirty years and explore existing and future challenges as the world realigns itself with a new geopolitical and security environment amid ongoing conflicts in volatile regions such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Highlights of the volume include: • Contributions by government officials, renowned scholars, and esteemed members of civil society.• A keynote address by the former Director General of the implementing agency of the CWC, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), providing insights into the treaty's evolution.• A section examining the potential of the CWC as a model for the abolition of nuclear weapons. |
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| ISBN: | 9783031988530 9783031988547 |