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The strained alliance : U.S.-European relations from Nixon to Carter
\"Using a wide array of recently declassified archival materials in the United States and Western Europe, this collection offers new insights into the changing dynamics of transatlantic relations during the era of détente (1969-1980). Whereas prior studies of this decade have focused on the end of the Vietnam War or U.S.-Soviet relations, this volume reveals why bitter conflicts developed between the U.S. and its European allies, and how, contrary to conventional wisdom, European integration evolved less as a consequence of Washington's support than as a result of America's relative decline and growing U.S.-European discord. Taking into account the developments in various bilateral and multilateral settings, such as the European Community, the Helsinki process, and the G-7 summits, the contributions show that a common alliance strategy has always been a difficult undertaking, often the result of bitter confrontation and painful compromises. With clear overtones to more recent disputes, this collection demonstrates there was never a \"golden age\" of transatlantic harmony\"--Provided by publisher.
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“A Frankenstein Monster”: Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, and the Year of Europe
“‘A Frankenstein Monster’: Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, and the Year of Europe,” tells the story of the severe crisis in US–European relations when Henry Kissinger was directing American foreign policy. Referencing contemporary concerns over the Trump Presidency’s harsh rhetoric and actions toward the European Union, the article demonstrates that such tensions have a long history in the US–European relationship, and are rooted in the concerns of American domestic politics, which Henry Kissinger well understood. Kissinger’s policy choices during the crisis represented the dilemmas that exist between domestic political priorities and alliance relationships, and may hold lessons for today’s US–European relationship.
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“Henry, … Winning an Election Is Terribly Important”: Partisan Politics in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations
Schwartz discusses the recorded conversations of two US presidents, Nixon and LBJ, in which they discussed foreign policy. The conversations clearly demonstrate the connection between foreign and domestic policy, and the effect of foreign policy decisions on politics.
Journal Article
Europe
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Nuclear Issue: From the MLF to the NPT
The Alliance Issue: Charles de Gaulle and the Trilateral Negotiations
International Finance and Trade: Special Drawing Rights and the Kennedy Round
Eastern Europe, Bridge‐Building, and Czechoslovakia
The Cyprus Crisis and the Greek Coup
1968, Social Movements, and Impact of Vietnam
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In Afghanistan, the US again gets to choose how it stops fighting
America’s late entry into World War I tipped the balance in favor of Allied victory, but the postwar acrimony over America’s refusal to enter the League of Nations, followed by the Great Depression and the rise of fascism, eventually soured Americans on the war’s outcome as well as any involvement in Europe’s problems. Over the five decades of the Cold War, the U.S. fought at arm’s length against the Soviets in Korea and Vietnam, with outcomes shaped as much by domestic political pressures as by foreign policy concerns. Public opinion polls indicate widespread support for this, and Biden seems determined, despite the advice of the military and predictions of civil war.
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