The Role of Arms Control in Future European Security – Łukasz Kulesa

Title: The Role of Arms Control in Future European Security
Author: Łukasz Kulesa

The Role of Arms Control in Future European Security [Kulesa]

Abstract

Taking as a point of departure Russia’s declaration on pulling out from the CFE’s Joint Consultative Group of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE), the article looks into the reasons behind the demise of European conventional arms control system and the inefficiency of confidence and security-building measures (CSBM). It presents assessment of the utility of arms control and CSBM mechanisms during the Ukraine crisis, pointing to their limited effectiveness. Finally, it identifies options for re-introducing arms control and confidence and security-building measures as important instruments of reducing tensions and increasing military predictability in Europe, including agreeing on effective arms control regime for Eastern Ukraine, strengthening pan-European CSBMs, declarations of military restraint, and work on legally binding territorial limitations.

Keywords

Arms Control – confidence-building measures – CFE treaty – Vienna document – OSCE – NATO – Russia

Metadata

Title: The Role of Arms Control in Future European Security
Author: Łukasz Kulesa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18750230-02502003
Language: English
Year: 2014
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 221–234
In: Security and Human Rights
E-ISSN: 1875-0230