The diplomacy of détente : cooperative security policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz /
This book investigates the underlying reasons for the longevity of détente and its impact on East-West relations. The volume examines the relevance of trade across the Iron Curtain as a means to facilitate mutual trust, as well as the emergence of new habits of transparency regardless of recurring m...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2018.
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| Series: | Cold War history series (London, England)
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| Summary: | This book investigates the underlying reasons for the longevity of détente and its impact on East-West relations. The volume examines the relevance of trade across the Iron Curtain as a means to facilitate mutual trust, as well as the emergence of new habits of transparency regardless of recurring military crises. A major theme of the book concerns Helmut Schmidt's foreign policy and his contribution to the resilience of cooperative security policies in East-West relations. It examines Schmidt's crucial role in the Euromissile crisis, his Ostpolitik diplomacy and his pan-European trade initiatives to engage the Soviet Union in a joint perspective of trade, industry and technology. Another key theme concerns the crisis in US-Soviet relations and the challenges of meaningful leadership communication between Washington and Moscow in the absence of back-channel diplomacy during the Carter years. The book depicts the freeze in US-Soviet relations after the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, the declaration of martial law in Poland and Helmut Schmidt's efforts to serve as a mediator and interpreter working for a relaunch of US-Soviet dialogue. Eventually, the book highlights George Shultz's pivotal role in the Reagan Administration's efforts to improve US-Soviet relations, well before Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival. This book will be of interest to students of Cold War Studies, diplomatic history, foreign policy and international relations. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 222 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138500082 1138500089 |