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The Final Act - The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War (Hardcover)
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The Final Act - The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War (Hardcover)
Series: America in the World
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The first in-depth account of the historic diplomatic agreement
that served as a blueprint for ending the Cold War The Helsinki
Final Act was a watershed of the Cold War. Signed by thirty-five
European and North American leaders at a summit in Finland in the
summer of 1975, the agreement presented a vision for peace based on
common principles and cooperation across the Iron Curtain. The
Final Act is the first in-depth account of the diplomatic saga that
produced this historic agreement. Drawing on research in eight
countries and multiple languages, this gripping book explains the
Final Act's emergence from the parallel crises of the Soviet bloc
and the West during the 1960s, the strategies of the major players,
and the conflicting designs for international order that animated
the negotiations. Helsinki had originally been a Soviet idea. But
after nearly three years of grinding negotiations, the Final Act
reflected liberal democratic ideals more than communist ones. It
rejected the Brezhnev Doctrine, provided for German reunification,
endorsed human rights as a core principle of international
security, committed countries to greater transparency in economic
and military affairs, and promoted the freer movement of people and
information across borders. Instead of restoring the legitimacy of
the Soviet bloc, Helsinki established principles that undermined
it. The definitive history of the origins and legacy of this
important agreement, The Final Act shows how it served as a
blueprint for ending the Cold War, and how, when that conflict
finally came to a close, the great powers established a new
international order based on Helsinki's enduring principles.
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