Proceedings of the forty-ninth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenburg, South Africa, 7-13 September 1999 : confronting the challenges of the 21st century

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Proceedings of the forty-ninth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rustenburg, South Africa, 7-13 September 1999 : confronting the challenges of the 21st century

editor, Joseph Rotblat

World Scientific, c2001

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Confronting the challenges of the 21st century

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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In September 1999, scientists and scholars from around the world, concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions to global problems, met under the auspices of the Pugwash conferences, the Nobel-Prize-winning organization. The proceedings deal with a broad range of issues, including: a nuclear-weapon-free world; emerging security threats; development; environment; and international governance.

Table of Contents

  • Security in Africa
  • Science and Technology in South Africa
  • Light Weapons and Conflict in Africa
  • Sovereignty and Intervention: International Perspectives
  • A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
  • Emerging Security Threats: Africa and Globally
  • Development
  • The Environment
  • International Governance.

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