Wheeler, NJ, Baker, J and Considine, L orcid.org/0000-0002-6265-3168 (2016) Trust or verification? Accepting Vulnerability in the making of the INF Treaty. In: 'Trust, but Verify’: The Politics of Uncertainty & the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991. Stanford University Press ISBN 9780804798099
Abstract
This chapter uses the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty as a case study to explore the relationship between trust and verification. It argues that the acceptance of verification measures has to be considered an act of trust, since it implies the acceptance of one's vulnerability as a result of an altered perception of the trustworthiness of one's opponent. More specifically, the chapter illustrates how Gorbachev's notion of trustworthiness toward the United States changed through the influence of his inner circle, his understanding of the dynamics of a security dilemma fed by mutual fear and mistrust, his trusting actions toward the development of a common security on an international level, and his personal relationship with Ronald Reagan.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in 'Trust, but Verify’: The Politics of Uncertainty & the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | INF Treaty, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, verification, verification measures, Mikhail Gorbachev, trustworthiness, security dilemma, common international security, Ronald Reagan |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2019 09:41 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.11126/stanford/9780804798099.003.0007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98490 |