DISARMAMENT DIPLOMACY: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

Abstract

The article addresses the problems of disarmament and their interplay with the global security environment. Disarmament has a long history and remains a crucial tool for maintaining international stability. The article discusses the achievements and lessons of disarmament diplomacy, including the experience of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. These lessons remain relevant in the current geopolitical context. The United Nations strives to maintain international peace and security. However, its disarmament efforts have been declining due to geopolitical circumstances. The collective security system, based on the United Nations Charter, was founded on the moral and ideological interpretations of the Second World War. Still, the eroding shared historical memory about the danger of Nazism is weakening the ideological consensus that underpins the UN system. Nuclear arms control forms an integral part of the multilateral disarmament efforts, and concerns about the erosion of nuclear arms control architecture remain acute. Achievements in multilateral disarmament should be appropriately recognised and should not be devalued. The Global Majority may contribute to preserving the fundamental norms and principles of multilateral disarmament.

Bibliography Entry

Malygina, Dr. Anastasia A. 2025. "Disarmament Diplomacy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Strategic Thought (7): 133-150.