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A Nuclear-Free Middle East – Just Not in the Cards

Autor(en): Liviu Horovitz, Roland Popp

In: The International Spectator

Reviewed: ja

Band: 47

Ausgabe: 3

Seiten: 1–7

Verlag(e): Routledge

Publikationsjahr: 2012


A scheduled conference to promote a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East has renewed hopes for nuclear disarmament in this unstable region, if only innovative diplomacy could take advantage of the current shifts. However, a realistic assessment suggests that optimism is unwarranted. Fundamental strategic considerations related to Iran's nuclear program, Israel's atomic options, and the region's ingrate security architecture remain nearly insurmountable hurdles. Therefore, policymakers should focus first on attaining a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

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