Abstract
Many proposals have come forth to ease the tension between East and West. Some focus on arms developments, others take up diplomatic issues. In addition, some have raised the question of crisis management and crisis prevention. Can crises be prevented even before they have taken place? The Palme Commission on Disarmament and Security suggested, in its 1982 report, ways of restraining superpower involvement in Third World conflicts. Such conflicts, it was argued, could escalate and ultimately result in nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Certainly, the commission also paid attention to conflicts over issues in Europe and to problems in Eastern or in Western Europe.
This chapter relates to research on regional conflicts and strategic confrontations, carried out with the support of UNESCO. Also the contribution of the Swedish Department of Foreign Affairs is acknowledged. This chapter has benefited from the input of scholars from the First, Second and Third Worlds.
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Wallensteen, P. (1988). Crisis Management by Crisis Prevention: Reducing Major Power Involvement in Third World Conflicts. In: Hopmann, P.T., Barnaby, F. (eds) Rethinking the Nuclear Weapons Dilemma in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09181-2_17
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