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November 23, 2009

Last updated: March 4, 2009

Authors

Clifford E. Singer Professor of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

James Walsh Executive Director, Managing the Atom Project Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Dean Wilkening Science Director Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

Published by Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), University of Illinois

ACDIS Research Report series
2004

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Summary

This report presents the findings of a collaborative study, “Reinventing Multilateralism.” They are intended to serve as a guiding principle in global security relations. The central question of interest here is what role will multilateral cooperation on international problems assume in the future. The study described in this volume focuses geographically on Asia and North Africa, Russia, and the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and it deals with a broad range of topics—nuclear weapons materials, energy security, and aerospace. In doing so, it concentrates specifically on the policy formulation process in the United States and elsewhere after the 2004 and 2008 U.S. elections, keeping in mind that quadrennial elections, whether or not they produce a change in the party affiliation of the presidency, often precipitate some changeover of security personnel and opportunities to rethink the role of multilateral cooperation.

This report is the product of collaborative work by multiple U.S. academic organizations and individuals affiliated with those organizations. The Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign initiated the project by organizing a three-day workshop, “Reinventing Multilateralism,” in May 2004 at the Allerton Conference Center in Monticello, Illinois.

Participants included a mix of senior and junior scholars in both the technical and social sciences. Also present were one or more representatives from eight of the U.S. university institutions that have received funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of its initiative on Strengthening Scientific and Technical Advice on International Peace and Security Policy.