Dynamic détente : the United States and Europe, 1964-1975 / Stephan Kieninger.
Kieninger, Stephan, author.
2016
D1065.U5 K53 2016
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Title
Dynamic détente : the United States and Europe, 1964-1975 / Stephan Kieninger.
Author
Kieninger, Stephan, author.
ISBN
9781498532419 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9781498532426 (e-book)
Published
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (389 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color).
Call Number
D1065.U5 K53 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.730409/046
Summary
"This book examines the dynamic evolution of Western détente policies which sought to transform Europe and overcome its Cold War division through more communication and engagement. Kieninger challenges the traditional Cold War narrative that détente prolonged the division of Europe and precipitated America's decline in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Rather, he argues that policymakers in the U.S. Department of State and in Western Europe envisaged the stability enabled by détente as a precondition for change, as Communist regimes saw a sense of security as a prerequisite for opening up their societies to Western influence over time. Kieninger identifies the Helsinki Accords, Lyndon Johnson's bridge building, and Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik as efforts aimed at constructive changes in Eastern Europe through a multiplication of contacts, communication, and cooperation on all societal levels. This study also illuminates the longevity of America's policy of peaceful change against the background of the nuclear stalemate and the military status quo"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Harvard Cold War studies book series.
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Introduction: The United States and the power of dynamic détente policies
Part I. The evolution of America's transformation strategy, 1947-1968
The origins of America's transformation approach in the Cold War, 1947-1963
"Thawing the Cold War" : Lyndon Johnson, bridge building, and the search for détente, 1964-1966
Peaceful engagement and plans for Europe's transformation, 1966-1968
Part II. Setbacks and survival : the longevity of America's transformation policy during the Nixon and Ford years, 1969-1976
Power politics : Richard Nixon's and Henry Kissinger's concept for détente
SALT : "Diverting the arms race into the permitted channels," 1969-1976
"Do you want it done or do you want to have it talked about?" : NATO's policy on MBFR, 1970-1975
Ostpolitik and the idea for a European security conference : catalysts for the continuation of the transformation policy, 1969-1972
Transformation or status quo? : CSCE, MBFR and European security
Part III. Silent success for America's transformation policy : transatlantic networking in the CSCE negotiations, 1973-1975
Bridge building after Richard Nixon's reelection : the multilateral preparatory talks for the CSCE, 1972-1973
Transatlantic networking and the survival of the American transformation approach in the CSCE negotiations, 1973-1974
The final months of the CSCE negotiations : the codification of the transformation agenda in the Helsinki Final Act
Conclusion: The durability of America's transformation policy
A note on sources.

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