Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace March 2005, Washington, D.C., 2005
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First Edition Signed
First edition of this work on preventing nuclear proliferation. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright with her bookplate to the front pastedown. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the â3 Dsâ of NATO, âwhich is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication â" because I think that we donât need any of those three âDsâ to happen.â After her tenure as Secretary of State, she served as chair of the consulting Albright Stonebridge Group and was the Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown Universityâs School of Foreign Service. For Albrightâs contributions to foreign policy and relations that defined a century, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. In near fine condition. Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security is a policy report outlining a comprehensive framework for strengthening global nuclear security. The report advocates for a multilateral approach to preventing nuclear proliferation, emphasizing the need for universal adherence to nonproliferation norms, stricter enforcement mechanisms, and enhanced security measures for nuclear materials. It highlights the roles of international institutions, national governments, and civil society in promoting nuclear disarmament and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. By proposing a set of actionable policy recommendations, Universal Compliance serves as a critical resource for policymakers and scholars seeking to address nuclear threats in an increasingly complex global security environment.