Sanctions for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

This book examines the interplay between sanctions and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The volume aims to tackle three separate but closely intertwined issues: (1) it aims to revisit the debate on, and deconstruct the concept of, sanctions; to provide a working theoretical framework; to differentiate between positive sanctions (or incentives, or carrots) and negative sanctions; to identify the actors who may initiate sanctions (i.e. states, regional and/or international organizations); to ascertain the legality and legitimacy of such sanctions taking place, to problematize and discuss the utility of sanctions, etc. (2) It aims to disentangle the concepts of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, particularly in light of the most recent geopolitical global shifts on nuclear powers-interplay taking place in the background of the war in Ukraine and rising tensions in Southeast Asia, etc. (3) Finally, it aims to conjoin the cause-and-effect cases between the application of sanctions on one hand, and the decision by states to pursue nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. By doing so, the volume helps to update and stimulate the academic and policy debate on the inter-relation between sanctions, and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear non-proliferation, economic sanctions, security studies and International Relations.