Abstract
Gift Basket diplomacy is an interest-based approach to negotiation that encourages voluntary commitments as incentives for cooperation. International diplomats used this approach during the Nuclear Security Summits (NSS), and it is the new standard for international cooperation. This model was successfully replicated in climate talks and led to a global effort to combat climate change. The use of house presents, and gift baskets encourages leadership and team building, to excel beyond intractable consensus-based stalemates. The Gift Basket Diplomacy model may reduce South Asia’s nuclear risk and enhance crisis management by increasing diplomatic efforts during regional party talks and cooperative engagements, by keeping negotiators on a focused path to substantive counterterrorism and border security cooperation.
Highlights
Nuclear security cooperation advances through multi-party negotiations, among disparate states, with far reaching implications for security and growth
These strategies established a sense of shared urgency, flexibility, and confidence building which led to negotiations closing with a landmark 10-year extension to UNSCR 1540, among other unprecedented international cooperation regimes in nuclear security
The Nuclear Security Summits (NSS) contributed to the 10-year extension of UNSCR 1540 in 2011 and brought states into agreement based on historic, current, and future responsibilities
Summary
Recommended Citation Jamil, Amber and Goyette, Megan (2021) "Gift Baskets for South Asia: Nuclear Risk Reduction and Crisis Management," International Journal of Nuclear Security: Vol 7: No 2, Article 8. This article is brought to you freely and openly by Volunteer, Open-access, Library-hosted Journals (VOL Journals), published in partnership with The University of Tennessee (UT) University Libraries. This article has been accepted for inclusion in International Journal of Nuclear Security by an authorized editor. International Journal of Nuclear Security, Vol., No.2, 2021 – SPECIAL ISSUE FOR WOMEN IN NUCLEAR SECURITY
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