United States, Western Europe and the Polish Crisis - International Relations in the Second Cold War

Informationen zum Autor HELENE SJURSEN is a Senior Researcher at Arena (Advanced Research on the Europeanisation of the Nation State) at the University of Oslo. Klappentext This book examines the response of the Western Alliance to the Polish Crisis (1980-83). The author analyses the different views of Europe and the United States regarding enforcement in East-West relations and the opposition in Western Europe to the American approach. This case exemplifies the lasting differences in attitude within the Western Alliance. Zusammenfassung This book examines the response of the Western Alliance to the Polish Crisis (1980-83). The author analyses the different views of Europe and the United States regarding enforcement in East-West relations and the opposition in Western Europe to the American approach. This case exemplifies the lasting differences in attitude within the Western Alliance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: THE CRISIS The Double-Edged Sword of the Polish Crisis Balancing Democracy and Security After Martial Law: Disarray in the Western Camp PART TWO: NATIONAL RESPONSES The United States: Human Rights as Power Politics The Europeans Conclusion: The Cold War Between Human Rights and Security

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Introduction PART ONE: THE CRISIS The Double-Edged Sword of the Polish Crisis Balancing Democracy and Security After Martial Law: Disarray in the Western Camp PART TWO: NATIONAL RESPONSES The United States: Human Rights as Power Politics The Europeans Conclusion: The Cold War Between Human Rights and Security

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• Authors: H Sjursen, H. Sjursen, Helene Sjursen
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2002
• EAN: 9780333740668
• ISBN: 978-0-333-74066-8
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Cold War History; Cold War History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, History, European History, International Relations, Second World War, History of the Americas, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, America—History, Europe—History, Europe, Eastern—History, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Russia—History, World War, 1939-1945, History of World War II and the Holocaust, Cold War;democracy;Europe;international relations;USA