1st Edition

Managing U.s.-soviet Rivalry Problems Of Crisis Prevention

By Alexander L. George Copyright 1983
430 Pages
by Routledge

430 Pages
by Routledge

430 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the lessons of the U.S.-Soviet experiment with detente in the 1970s, with particular attention to the effort to develop a basis for cooperating in crisis prevention. It provides a reconceptualization of the problem of moderating U.S.-Soviet rivalry.

Also of Interest -- Preface -- Introduction -- Détente: The Search for a Constructive Relationship -- Crisis Prevention in Nineteenth-Century Diplomacy -- Soviet Policy in the Middle East, 1967-1972: Unalterable Antagonism or Collaborative Competition? -- The Basic Principles Agreement of 1972: Origins and Expectations -- The Kremlin and Détente: Soviet Conceptions, Hopes, and Expectations -- The Arab-Israeli War of October 1973: Origins and Impact -- The African Terrain and U.S.-Soviet Conflict in Angola and Rhodesia: Some Implications for Crisis Prevention -- Missed Opportunities for Crisis Prevention: The War of Attrition and Angola -- The Ogaden War: Some Implications for Crisis Prevention -- Negotiated Limitations on Arms Transfers: First Steps Toward Crisis Prevention? -- Crisis Prevention in Cuba -- Why Détente Failed: An Interpretation -- The Strategy of Preventive Diplomacy in Third World Conflicts -- Crisis Prevention Reexamined

Biography

George, Alexander L.