The Diplomacy of Détente: Cooperative Security Policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz

ISBN-13: 9780367590345 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 222 str.

Stephan Kieninger

Opis

This book examines the underlying reasons for the longevity of détente and its impact on East-West relations during the last decade of the Cold War.

Spis treści

Introduction. Helmut Schmidt, George Shultz and the Longevity of Détente  1. Trade and the Resilience of Détente. Helmut Schmidt and the Economic Dimension of Ostpolitik, 1974-1976  2. Ostpolitik as "Diplomatic Cathedral Building". Détente in Europe and the Crisis in US-Soviet Relations, 1977-1979  3. Trade against the Return of the Cold War. The Construction of the Urengoy Pipeline and the Long Détente, 1980-1982  4. Gardening and Reengagement. US-Soviet Cooperation and the Transformation of East-West Relations Amidst Crisis, 1983-1985  Conclusion and Outlook. Very Long Détente instead of Cold War Endgame

O autorze

Stephan Kieninger is an independent historian and the author of Dynamic Détente: The United States and Europe, 1964–1975 (2016).