Nuclear Security Summits A History
This book describes the four Nuclear Security Summits held over 2010-2016 at the initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama. The author draws upon his unique vantage point as a participant in the Summits, exclusive interviews with practitioners, and access
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Nuclear Security Summits “Amandeep Gill’s work brings a unique perspective as it reflects the combined analytical depth of a diplomat who has served at high levels as a national diplomat for India but also as an international civil servant at the UN, dealing with cutting edge issues in the international agenda. His work on the Nuclear Security Summit process illuminates how the multilateral nuclear and non- proliferation agenda could benefit from approaches that integrate learning and the involvement of epistemic communities. Definitely encouraging, at a time of pessimism and dismay on the chances of effective multilateralism to succeed.” —Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the IAEA and other International Organizations in Vienna, President of the 2020 NPT Review Conference “Amandeep Gill uses the lens of nuclear learning to analyze the four Nuclear Security Summits held in 2010–2016. The result is an illuminating account of the way in which governments have responded to the threats posed by proliferation, terrorism, and the illicit traffic in nuclear materials. By throwing light on the history of nuclear learning, this powerful and subtle analysis helps us to think wisely about the nuclear challenges we face today.” —David Holloway, Stanford University “Dr. Gill’s work comprehensively captures the historical, political and technical aspects of the Nuclear Security Summits against the background of an evolving broader international security environment and corresponding multilateral diplomatic efforts and cooperation to address nuclear dangers. His thorough research and cogent analysis bring a new dimension of scholarship to the field of nuclear security and multilateral action.” —Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York “Amandeep Gill’s exciting study of an in-depth international negotiating effort to come to grips with the full spectrum of nuclear weapons-related security challenges unfolds through a series of four Nuclear Security Summits from 2010 to 2016. This optimistic and promising process rooted in the idea of a need for greater shared ‘learning’ on key issues involved ultimately failed in many respects. The author’s in-depth knowledge of the process, on which he is one of India’s foremost experts and practitioners, takes the form of a deep-dive, behind the
scenes, tour of the issues and the negotiations involved. The outcome is a breakthrough volume as accessible as possible without ‘dumbing down’ complex clashes of understanding and interest among key global actors, of which, on this topic, India is one. It represents a major accomplishment for the study and practice of arms control diplomacy and of multilateral diplomacy more generally.” —David M. Malone, Rector of the United Nations University, Tokyo
Amandeep S. Gill
Nuclear Security Summits A History
Amandeep S. Gill Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Switzerland
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