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42 Washington Q. [i] (2019-2020)

handle is hein.journals/wingtqurl42 and id is 1 raw text is: S VPI L U M E 42 5 PROVOCATIONS 7 Advice for a Dark Age: Managing Great Power Competition Patrick Porter Whether we like it or not, the world has entered an era of mul- tipolar struggle. The United States would be ill-served to try to hold on to a unipolar dominance that is now a thing of the past, but should make four prudent choices to manage the difference between competition and catastrophe. 27 Addressing the Nuclear Ban Treaty Rebecca Davis Gibbons The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has withstood several challenges in its first 50 years; and yet this time may be different. The so-called Nuclear Ban Treaty, adopted in 2017, represents a significant crack in the foundation of the NPT. But the United States can take a more constructive approach to the ban movement which could help save the nonproliferation regime. 41 Hedging Our Bets: Why Does Nuclear Latency Matter? Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark and Rupal N. Mehta Although only 10 states have acquired nuclear weapons, 32 have a nuclear latency capacity, or the technological capability to build those weapons even if they have not done so. Yet, very little is actually known about the potential impact of nuclear latency on consequences such as war or arms racing, but they SPRING 20 19 N U M B E R I