Dynamic détente : the United States and Europe, 1964-1975
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Dynamic détente : the United States and Europe, 1964-1975
（The Harvard Cold War studies book series）
Lexington Books, c2016
- : cloth
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-346) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9781498532419
Description
This book examines the dynamic evolution of Western detente 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 detente 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 detente 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The United States and the Power of Dynamic Detente Policies
Part I: The Evolution of America's Transformation Strategy, 1947-1968
Chapter 1: The Origins of America's Transformation Approach in the Cold War, 1947-1963
Chapter 2: "Thawing the Cold War": Lyndon Johnson, Bridge Building, and the Search for Detente, 1964-1966
Chapter 3: 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
Chapter 4: Power Politics: Richard Nixon's and Henry Kissinger's Concept for Detente
Chapter 5: SALT: "Diverting the Arms Race into the Permitted Channels," 1969-1976
Chapter 6: "Do you want it done or do you want to have it talked about?": NATO's Policy on MBFR, 1970-1975
Chapter 7: Ostpolitik and the Idea for a European Security Conference: Catalysts for the Continuation of the Transformation Policy, 1969-1972
Chapter 8: 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
Chapter 9: Bridge Building after Richard Nixon's Reelection: The Multilateral Preparatory Talks for the CSCE, 1972-1973
Chapter 10: Transatlantic Networking and the Survival of the American Transformation Approach in the CSCE Negotiations, 1973-1974
Chapter 11: 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
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: pbk ISBN 9781498532433
Description
This book examines the dynamic evolution of Western detente 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 detente 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 detente 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The United States and the Power of Dynamic Detente Policies
Part I: The Evolution of America's Transformation Strategy, 1947-1968
Chapter 1: The Origins of America's Transformation Approach in the Cold War, 1947-1963
Chapter 2: "Thawing the Cold War": Lyndon Johnson, Bridge Building, and the Search for Detente, 1964-1966
Chapter 3: 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
Chapter 4: Power Politics: Richard Nixon's and Henry Kissinger's Concept for Detente
Chapter 5: SALT: "Diverting the Arms Race into the Permitted Channels," 1969-1976
Chapter 6: "Do you want it done or do you want to have it talked about?": NATO's Policy on MBFR, 1970-1975
Chapter 7: Ostpolitik and the Idea for a European Security Conference: Catalysts for the Continuation of the Transformation Policy, 1969-1972
Chapter 8: 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
Chapter 9: Bridge Building after Richard Nixon's Reelection: The Multilateral Preparatory Talks for the CSCE, 1972-1973
Chapter 10: Transatlantic Networking and the Survival of the American Transformation Approach in the CSCE Negotiations, 1973-1974
Chapter 11: 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
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