Abstract
This research tests hypothesis – The epistemic communities play an important (key) role for international cooperation. The main question driving this study is to what extent was essential influence exerted by the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs on building interstate cooperation – between the USA and the USSR – in nuclear non-proliferation during the Сold War.The argument presented here is notwithstanding bipolar confrontation the USA-USSR cooperation in nuclear arms control issue thanks to the impact of the epistemic communities on politics of both countries was available. This research uses case study method to examine several significant steps in nuclear cooperation between states: 1. How did become possible to sign the 1972 ABM Treaty by the Soviet Union and the United States? 2. What contribution did the epistemic community make to development of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime? Putting together, conclusions of each of understudied cases let us to demonstrate the huge role played by communities in development international relations.The research concludes that in spite of the Cold War ideological frames deterred the USA-USSR cooperation, just with assistance of Pugwash scientific movement interstate collaboration in nuclear non-proliferation became available.
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