International Relations as Negotiation by Brian R Urlacher

Author:Brian R Urlacher [Urlacher, Brian R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612054162
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-01-15T10:17:21+00:00

CONCLUSION: SECURITY THROUGH NEGOTIATION

Negotiation is intimately tied to the efforts of states to provide security in the international system. First, negotiation is a primary tactic used by states to unwind the security dilemma caused by arms buildups. States use negotiation as a way to establish trust and to achieve specific goals that help to stabilize the system and reduce fear. Second, where negotiation is possible, states work to provide security guarantees so that parties can move forward with disarmament and peace building without the crippling insecurity that comes with disarmament in the midst of war. In an anarchic environment, negotiation is the tool states have to counter the security dilemma.

Yet efforts to build a more stable and secure system through collective security only superficially offer additional tools to states. The collective security system functions according to the will of the states at the heart of that system. Where those states are able to come to an agreement, collective security can function. Where there is no zone of possible agreement among the permanent members of the Security Council, collective security fails.

The collective security system’s dependence on the ability of great powers to successfully forge agreements is not particularly unusual. Indeed, the next four chapters trace a similar story in different areas of international politics. Important pieces of the international system are closely linked to the overlapping interests of the powerful. Where disagreements are outweighed by shared goals, the system functions. Where no zone of possible agreement exists, the system grinds to a halt.

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