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Reveals the true nature of relations between the US and the UK
during the Carter presidency Robb Thomas draws upon a wealth of
previously classified documents to reveal that relations between
Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency
were riven with antagonism and disagreement. Contrary to existing
interpretations, even the most 'special' aspects of intelligence
and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political
tension. Robb exposes the true competitive nature of the
relationship during Carter's presidency, as well as providing an
original understanding to how both countries approached the
breakdown of superpower detente; the subject of international human
rights promotion; the tackling of common economic and energy
challenges and to the Anglo-American nuclear and intelligence
relationship.
By directly challenging existing accounts of post-World War II
relations among the United States of America, the United Kingdom,
Australia, and New Zealand, Divided Allies is a significant
contribution to transnational and diplomatic history. At its heart,
Divided Allies examines why strategic cooperation among these
closely allied Western powers in the Asia-Pacific region was
limited during the early Cold War. Thomas K. Robb and David James
Gill probe the difficulties of security cooperation as the
leadership of these four states balanced intramural competition
with the need to develop a common strategy against the Soviet Union
and the new communist power, the People's Republic of China. Robb
and Gill expose contention and disorganization among non-communist
allies in the early phase of containment strategy in Asia-Pacific.
In particular, the authors note the significance of economic,
racial, and cultural elements to planning for regional security and
they highlight how these domestic matters resulted in international
disorganization. Divided Allies shows that, amidst these
contentious relations, the antipodean powers Australia and New
Zealand occupied an important role in the region and successfully
utilized quadrilateral diplomacy to advance their own national
interests, such as the crafting of the 1951 ANZUS collective
security treaty. As fractious as were allied relations in the early
days of NATO, Robb and Gill demonstrate that the post-World War II
Asia-Pacific was as contentious, and that Britain and the
commonwealth nations were necessary partners in the development of
early global Cold War strategy.
Reveals the true nature of relations between the US and the UK
during the Carter presidency Robb Thomas draws upon a wealth of
previously classified documents to reveal that relations between
Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency
were riven with antagonism and disagreement. Contrary to existing
interpretations, even the most 'special' aspects of intelligence
and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political
tension. Robb exposes the true competitive nature of the
relationship during Carter's presidency, as well as providing an
original understanding to how both countries approached the
breakdown of superpower detente; the subject of international human
rights promotion; the tackling of common economic and energy
challenges and to the Anglo-American nuclear and intelligence
relationship.
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