ABSTRACT
The preceding chapters of this dissertation helped us better understand both the status of efforts to construct a nonproliferation export control system in Ukraine, and assess how useful four international relations approaches are for explaining the export control development observed. It is my contention that this case study offers important policy, methodological and theoretical insights. First, those in the policy community should gain a greater appreciation of the proliferation threats and nonproliferation opportunities emanating from Ukraine. Second, this study employs a method for more objectively measuring export control development in Ukraine, and across states. Third, practitioners gain an understanding of the forces motivating decision-makers in the Ukraine, and can use this to promote more effective export control development both in the former Soviet Union and globally. Finally, the study determines the relative utility of various approaches to international relations for understanding export control development.
