Arms Control Initiative

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Missile Defense in Europe: Cooperation or Contention?

May 2012, Steven Pifer

Missile defense has long ranked high on the U.S.-Russia and NATO-Russia agendas. Today, Steven Pifer argues, policymakers are have the choice to manage missile defense in either a cooperative or contentious manner. Pifer provides recommendations for how the United States and NATO can engage with Russia to pursue a cooperative arrangement.

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Through the Arms Control Series, Brookings scholars and other policy experts explore a range of critical arms control and nonproliferation issues facing the United States and the international community. These issues include U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reductions; actions to discourage the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and the requirements of nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, among others. In these papers, experts address questions at the top of senior policymakers' inboxes in Washington and other world capitals, with a goal to promote understanding of the context and complexities of the issue, and to advance practical policy solutions.