Negotiating Environment and Science : An Insider's View of International Agreements, from Driftnets to the Space Station
In this thought-provoking new book, career U.S. State Department negotiator Richard J. Smith offers readers unprecedented access to the details about some of the most complex and politically charged international agreements of the late and immediate post Cold War era. During his nine years as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Smith led U.S. negotiations on many significant international agreements. In...
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* Authored by a U.S. State Department negotiator who led diplomatic efforts on some of the most important environmental agreements* Provides new and unique historical detail about several critical international environmental agreementsIn this thought-provoking new book, career U.S. State Department negotiator Richard J. Smith offers readers unprecedented access to the details about some of the most complex and politically charged international agreements of the late- and post-Cold War era. During his nine years as principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Smith led U.S. negotiations on many significant international agreements.In Negotiating Environment and Science, Smith presents firsthand, in-depth accounts of eight of the most high-profile negotiations in which he was directly involved, including the London agreement to amend the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the international space station agreement, the U.S.-Soviet (eventually, U.S.-Russian) agreement on scientific cooperation, the U.S.-Canada acid rain agreement, the negotiations in Sofia, Bulgaria, that established a first link between human rights and the environment, and a contentious confrontation with Japan over driftnet fishing. Smith chronicles the development of these negotiations, the challenges that emerged (as much within the U.S. delegations as with the foreign partners), and the strategies that led to substantive treaties. Smith infuses his narrative with unique historical insight, as well as astute observations that can guide U.S. strategies toward productive international agreements in the future. His book also highlights the shift in diplomatic focus over the past 25 years from arms control and other security related agreements to international and trans-boundary agreements that address global environmental threats and promote cooperative approaches in science and technology.Written for an audience with a general interest in environmental issues and international relations, Negotiating Environment and Science will also be an important resource for historians, political scientists, and students of international law and diplomacy.
About the Author Foreword--Richard E. Benedick Preface Acknowledgements1) Earth's Ozone Shield2) The Driftnet Dilemma3) Acid Rains on Canadian-U.S. Relations4) Caribou in the Oil Patch5) The U.S.-USSR Science Agreement6) Space Station Partnership7) Human Rights and the Environment8) Fishing in the Donut Hole9) On Finding Common Ground Notes Index
