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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.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I: The Evolution of America’s Transformation Strategy, 1947–1968
- Chapter 1: The Origins of America’s Transformation Approachin the Cold War, 1947–1963
- Chapter 2: “Thawing the Cold War”
- Chapter 3: Peaceful Engagement and Plans for Europe’s Transformation, 1966–1968
- Part II: Setbacks and Survival
- Chapter 4: Power Politics
- Chapter 5: SALT
- Chapter 6: “Do you want it done or do you want to have it talked about?”1
- Chapter 7: Ostpolitik and the Idea for aEuropean Security Conference
- Chapter 8: Transformation or Status Quo?
- Part III: Silent Success for America’s Transformation Policy
- Chapter 9: Bridge Building afterRichard Nixon’s Reelection
- Chapter 10: Transatlantic Networking and the Sustainability of the Transformation Approach in the CSCE Negotiations, 1973–1974
- Chapter 11: The Final Months of theCSCE Negotiations
- Conclusion
- A Note on Sources
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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