Readings in Cooperative Security,Arms Control, and Nonproliferation Policy

Nancy Gallagher

University of Maryland

Fall 2021

The course first examines various ways of thinking about international security cooperation developed during and after the Cold War. The second part considers policy options to reduce different types of nuclear risks, including bilateral strategic instability, proliferation, terrorist access, and dual-use capabilities in countries like Iran. The third part focuses on emerging security challenges from the spread of powerful multi-use technologies and other dangerous processes, like civil conflict, climate change and global pandemics that need new forms of cooperation.

Level: Postgraduate

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