Missile Defence International, Regional and National Implications

The missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in internationalaffairsand isnormally studied from a US perspective. This book isdifferent, itdelivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present arounded andcomprehensive study. What will be the international ramifications of American plans to deploy a comprehensive national missile defence policy? This is a key question for all those wishing to build a sense ofthe global future and is here answered with clarity and rigour by expert contributors. This new study breaks the mould of traditional assessments that focus exclusivelyon the USworld pictureand are inevitably one-dimensional. Here we see that US action automatically entails reactions as thistext advances a more balanced approach. By integrating a focus on US policy with a strong analysis of regional dynamics, it demonstrates that the global ramifications of US policy are indeed contingent upon distinct regional and national variations. These differences in turn have consequences both for the challenges the US faces in relation to missile defence and for the future of world politics.This is an innovative and groundbreaking study that contains lessons for those wishing to safeguard the future bybecoming alert to its challenges and complexities.

Introduction, Bertel Heurlin, Sten Rynning & Kristian Søby Kristensen Chapter 1: Pre-empt, balance or intercept? The evolution of strategies for coping with the threat from weapons of mass destruction,Wilhelm Agrell Chapter 2: US Missile defense – technological primacy in action,Tarja Cronberg Chapter 3: Missile Defense in the United States, Bertel Heurlin Chapter 4,: Roads Not (Yet) Taken: Russian Approaches to Cooperation in Missile Defense,Alla Kassianova Chapter 5: Reluctant Allies? Europe and Missile Defense, Sten Rynning Chapter 6: China's Response to the US Missile Defense Program: National Options and Regional Implications, Peter Dyvad Chapter 7: The Middle East and Missile Defence, Birthe Hansen Chapter 8: Missile Defence in the Nordic Countries, Ingemar Dörfer Chapter 9: Negotiating Base Rights for Missile Defense: The Case of Thule Air Base in Greenland, Kristian Søby Kristensen Conclusion: Bertel Heurlin, Sten Rynning & Kristian Søby Kristensen

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