Détente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to ReaganBrookings Institution, 1985 - 1147 pages In this revised edition of the acclaimed 1985 volume, newly declassified secret Russian as well as American materials are used as it reexamines the historical development of American-Soviet relations from 1969 through 1980. The book takes into account both the broader context of world politics and internal political considerations and developments, and examines these developments as experienced by both sides. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 81
... White House handling of the Cienfuegos crisis was indicative of the growing tendency by Nixon and Kissinger to effect a tight White House hold over policy and its implementation , a practice which came to affect many aspects of détente ...
... White House handling of the Cienfuegos crisis was indicative of the growing tendency by Nixon and Kissinger to effect a tight White House hold over policy and its implementation , a practice which came to affect many aspects of détente ...
Page 119
... White House could count on Ambassador Ken- neth Rush in Bonn - the " ex officio " negotiator , as Kissinger puts it — not to involve the Department of State in the real negotiations . 29 As with the Ostpolitik , Ulbricht's replacement ...
... White House could count on Ambassador Ken- neth Rush in Bonn - the " ex officio " negotiator , as Kissinger puts it — not to involve the Department of State in the real negotiations . 29 As with the Ostpolitik , Ulbricht's replacement ...
Page 148
... White House dominance of foreign affairs . For the first two years White House control had been confined to the formulation of policy ; now it extended to its execution . " Kissinger sees it as a “ chicken and egg " paradox whether ...
... White House dominance of foreign affairs . For the first two years White House control had been confined to the formulation of policy ; now it extended to its execution . " Kissinger sees it as a “ chicken and egg " paradox whether ...
Contents
Contexts and Perspectives | 3 |
Domestic Political Contexts | 10 |
The Strategic Context | 16 |
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Detente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan Raymond L. Garthoff No preview available - 1994 |
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