Part 1. Introduction. Introduction / Christopher Daase and Oliver Meier -- Part 2. Is there a paradigm shift in arms control? The changing role of arms control in historical perspective / Alyson J.K. Bailes -- Non-cooperative arms control / Oliver Meier -- Coercion and the informalization of arms control / Christopher Daase -- Part 3. Effectiveness and legitimacy of new arms control instruments. The effectiveness and legitimacy of the use of force to prevent nuclear proliferation / Martin B. Malin -- The role of sanctions in non-proliferation / Michael Brzoska -- The Proliferation Security Initiative : effective multilateralism or "smoke and mirrors"? / Ian Davis -- Part 4. Prospects for a new arms control agenda : diverging views. A non-proliferation (r)evolution : US arms control and non-proliferation policy under Bush and Obama / Caroline Fehl -- A new transatlantic approach? A view from Europe / Gerrard Quille -- Prospects for a new arms control agenda : an Indian perspective / Arundhati Ghose -- Prospects for a new arms control agenda : view from the Middle East / Emily B. Landau -- Part 5. Conclusion. The changing nature of arms control and the role of coercion / Christopher Daase and Oliver Meier.