Abstract
The article presents a political framework for assessing arms control regimes in Europe in the current phase of political transformations. Security in Europe consti tutes a developmental problem and should be viewed as a continuous process. Three aspects of the status quo are distinguished. The European security system constitutes the sum total of the North European, Central European and Mediterranean security zones.
Arms control measures should be viewed as means for political reconstruction on the basis of the territorial status quo within the context of preserving the indivisibility of the peace in Europe. The article identifies eight assumptions regarding the political utility and functions of arms control in Europe. It concludes with a heuristic presenta tion of various building block approaches to a construction of an arms control infra structure for the political order in Europe.
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