Regionalizing Nuclear Energy in the Middle East

Making Progress on the Nuclear- and WMD-free Zone

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ID12430762
AuthorsMohamed Ibrahim Shaker (corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue4
Pages517-528
Publication date2014-08-19
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720
PublisherLynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1163/19426720-02004003
OpenAlexW1719358484
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

Now that a number of Arab countries have serious plans to invest in developing nuclear power, the regionalization of the nuclear fuel cycle in the Arab region might present some important advantages, including better coordination, economies of scale, effective regional control, and the strengthening of nonproliferation norms, which may yield positive influence on the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and of other weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems in the Middle East. In addition, the bridges created across the gap between developed and less developed partners could lead toward greater political integration in the region, out of which a broader regional architecture for peace could emerge. This article addresses the following key question: if the Arab countries were to take the step of inviting Iran to join a Middle East nuclear fuel cycle from the outset, including Iran's sensitive nuclear technologies, would such a step open the way for a peaceful settlement of the Irani

Business · Economics · International trade · Middle East · Nuclear power · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Global Energy Security and Policy · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Nuclear Issues and Defense

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