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Many important fields of technology serve a dual purpose: they have significant military and peaceful applications. This article argues that a stronger focus on dual-purpose technologies might serve to simultaneously promote the causes of disarmament and development. Six areas of dual-purpose technology are examined. It is found that the international regulation of these areas is either imperfect or non-existent. The author suggests that the debate should be taken up by the 'like-minded' countries, particularly The Netherlands and the Scandinavian states. They have credibility in the eyes of the Third World, they are active in the disarmament field, and they may need new issues to strengthen their internal cooperation.

Dolman, A. J. The Like-Minded Countries and the New International Order: Past, Present and Future Prospects. Cooperation and Conflict, XIV, 1979, 57-85. The article seeks to analyse the origins, contents and possible future prospects of like-minded ness, i.e. the constructive and responsive attitude towards Third World demands for a New International Economic Order (NIEO) which has characterized the approach of the Nordic countries and the Netherlands. First, the historical origins of Nordic-Netherlands cooperation and of the like-minded group are traced; next the common characteristics of the group are inventorized with a view to explaining why the like-minded have generally been more constructive in their dealings with the developing countries than have most other industrialized countries. In the third section, the limitations on like-mindedness and the many problems being experienced by the like-minded countries in translating broad rhetorical support for the NIEO into practical policy are discussed. The article concludes with a discussion of the future possibilities for the like-minded countries to move to more positive action and to demonstrate the purity of their declared intentions. The article suggests that, if the existence of the group is to continue to make sense, it must seek to identify the areas in which it is able to formulate policy and in which its members have room for maneuver. Having identified these areas, the group should seek to initiate a meaningful dialogue with a group of interested developing countries.

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