The Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons

This book chronicles the genesis of the negotiations that led to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which challenged the established nuclear order.

Autorentext

Alexander Kmentt is Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 2016-19 he served as Austria's Permanent Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union. He is one of the architects of the Humanitarian Initiative that lead to the TPNW.

Inhalt

Introduction Part I: The Humanitarian Initiative 2010-2017: Building Momentum 1. The origins of the Humanitarian Initiative 2. The Game needs to change 3. 2015: The Momentum Gathers Part II:The Ban Treaty is Coming 4. 2016: Achieving a negotiation mandate 5. 2017: Negotiating the TPNW Part III: The Contest of Arguments 6. Human Security, empowerment and challenging the nuclear status quo 7. Countering the Humanitarian Initiative and the Ban Part IV: PNW Impact and Outlook 8. What does the TPNW represent and what is its impact Post Scriptum: Some final thoughts on constructive engagement and bridge building Annex I. Austrian Pledge Annex II. Text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons