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Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put
forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume
brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that
were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace
it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were
associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups
and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical
processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived
programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations - or simply the
belief that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end.
Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were
developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold
War.
In the late 1970s, new generations of nuclear delivery systems were
proposed for deployment across Eastern and Western Europe. The
ensuing controversy grew to become a key phase in the late Cold
War. This book explores the origins, unfolding, and consequences of
that crisis. Contributors from international relations, political
science, sociology, and history draw on extensive research in a
number of countries, often employing declassified documents from
the West and from the newly opened state and party archives of many
Soviet bloc countries. They cover especially Soviet-Warsaw Pact
relations, U.S.-NATO relations, and the role of public opinion
worldwide in relation to the crisis.
Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put
forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume
brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that
were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace
it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were
associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups
and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical
processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived
programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations - or simply the
belief that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end.
Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were
developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold
War.
During the Second World War there were some 4,500 Jews of Spanish
nationality living in the areas under German rule. The subject of
this study is the way in which the Franco regime responded to the
persecution and discrimination they were subjected to. It is the
first study of its kind to evaluate all the relevant German and
Spanish sources. Its central focus is the Heimschaffungsaktion, a
repatriation drive in which the German government confronted a
number of neutral and allied countries with an ultimatum to the
effect that Jewish nationals from those countries living on
German-ruled territory would be deported in the event of
non-repatriation. Spain's agreement to accept the return of its
Jews was dilatory and reluctant.
While there are many books that deal with Brandt's foreign policy
as West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt and International Relations
is the only book to deal with Brandt's politics as elder statesman
between 1974 and 1992. The editors have assembled a group of
authors from Germany, the USA, Latin America and Europe to assess
Brandt's important role in global affairs during the waning decades
of the Cold War. The chapters follow Brandt beyond his resignation
as Chancellor in 1974, after which he continued his position as
chairman of Social Democratic party and became chairman of the
Socialist International. His international politics were above all
focused on Europe, Latin America and the United States. He was keen
on finding new partners in the 'Third World' such as Latin America
and the Caribbean, leading to conflicts with the U.S.
administration which caused problems for West German foreign
policy. The authors also examine global challenges that occurred
after 1989, such as Brandt's handling of German unification, the
Kuwait crisis of 1991 and the first Gulf War. Willy Brandt and
International Relations provides a new perspective on decades of
Cold War relations and beyond through the work of an influential
statesman and political thinker. It is an illuminating book for
students and scholars of the Cold War and international relations.
Mit der Ostpolitik schrieb Willy Brandt Geschichte. Aber da war
mehr. Die Einigung Europas war ihm ebenso wichtig.Das Bundnis mit
den USA bildete die Grundlage. Als Prasident der Sozialistischen
Internationale fand er neue Partner ausserhalb Europas. An der
Spitze der Nord-Sud-Kommission legte Brandt ein Programm zur
Uberwindung von Hunger und Elend auf der Welt vor. Uber allem
standen ihm die Sicherung des Friedens und Landgewinn fur die
Freiheit. Dieses Buch stellt erstmals Brandts Aussenpolitik und
seine internationalen Aktivitaten in ihrer ganzen Breite dar, vom
Exil bis uber 1989/90 hinaus."
This is first book in English dealing with the history of the
Socialist International-the international alliance of social
democratic parties-during the presidency of former German
Chancellor Willy Brandt from 1976-1992. This book is based on
thorough studies in numerous European and Latin American archives.
It tries to avoid a Eurocentric view, giving equal importance to
the Latin American and the European actors. It takes a fresh look
at party diplomacy, a new kind of international diplomacy that was
introduced by Willy Brandt in the field of international relations
in the 1970s and 1980s. This study brings new insights in European
as well as Latin American history of this time. It has a special
focus on the role of Social Democrats (European as well as Latin
American) in the civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua in the
1980s, and on its repercussions on domestic policies in Germany,
Venezuela etc., and on the relations of those countries with the
U.S. government.
While there are many books that deal with Brandt's foreign policy
as West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt and International Relations
is the only book to deal with Brandt's politics as elder statesman
between 1974 and 1992. The editors have assembled a group of
authors from Germany, the USA, Latin America and Europe to assess
Brandt's important role in global affairs during the waning decades
of the Cold War. The chapters follow Brandt beyond his resignation
as Chancellor in 1974, after which he continued his position as
chairman of Social Democratic party and became chairman of the
Socialist International. His international politics were above all
focused on Europe, Latin America and the United States. He was keen
on finding new partners in the 'Third World' such as Latin America
and the Caribbean, leading to conflicts with the U.S.
administration which caused problems for West German foreign
policy. The authors also examine global challenges that occurred
after 1989, such as Brandt's handling of German unification, the
Kuwait crisis of 1991 and the first Gulf War. Willy Brandt and
International Relations provides a new perspective on decades of
Cold War relations and beyond through the work of an influential
statesman and political thinker. It is an illuminating book for
students and scholars of the Cold War and international relations.
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