Does the Conference of Disarmament Have a Future?

The Conference on Disarmament (CD) has been in a prolonged state of paralysis. Since its negotiation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996, it has not produced any other agreement and has been unable even to agree on a Programme of Work. The dysfunction of the CD has been a product of...

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Vydané v:Journal for peace and nuclear disarmament Ročník 4; číslo 2; s. 287 - 294
Hlavný autor: Meyer, Paul
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Routledge 03.07.2021
Taylor & Francis Group
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Conference on disarmament
disarmament diplomacy
fissile material production ban
multilateral disarmament
nuclear disarmament
UN General Assembly
ISSN:2575-1654, 2575-1654
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Shrnutí:The Conference on Disarmament (CD) has been in a prolonged state of paralysis. Since its negotiation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996, it has not produced any other agreement and has been unable even to agree on a Programme of Work. The dysfunction of the CD has been a product of its extreme version of the consensus rule for decision-making and a counter-productive dynamic among its 65 member states that privileges national preference over the collective good that compromise could yield. The bankruptcy of the CD erodes the credibility of the multilateral disarmament enterprise as does the complicity of its members in perpetuating a diplomatic charade. Moving its core issues out of the CD and into negotiating forums not vulnerable to a de facto "veto" provides an escape route for those states genuinely interested in making progress. Without the political will to engage in creative diplomacy to break out of the CD's straitjacket, the outlook for the future of the UN's "single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum" looks bleak.
ISSN:2575-1654
2575-1654
DOI:10.1080/25751654.2021.1993632