The paper explores the most important instances and periods when proposals for a moratorium and their actual implementation, by mutual agreement or unilaterally, contributed to the search of partial or comprehensive solutions. In particular, at the second half of 1950s and the second half of 1980s – early 1990s, when the concept of a moratorium was very much on the agenda. It concludes that on balance it turned out to be very helpful in terms of confidence building, stimulating negotiations and preparing more systematic solutions. The paper also looks at the concept of the moratorium in a different set-up – that of addressing nuclear issues on the Korean peninsula – and also finds the usefulness of this instrument.
This research paper was published here: https://youthgroup.ctbto.org/system/files/2024-08/CTBTO%20Research%20Fellowship%202024.pdf
Fakhar Alam is Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad.
