A Precarious Equilibrium - Human Rights and Detente in Jimmy Carter''s Soviet Policy

Human rights and détente inextricably intertwined during Carter's years. By promoting human rights in the USSR, Carter sought to build a domestic consensus for détente; through bipolar dialogue, he tried to advance human rights in the USSR. But, human rights contributed to the erosion of détente without achieving a lasting domestic consensus.

Info autore

Umberto Tulli is a Lecturer in the Department of Humanities and the School of International Studies at the University of Trento

Riassunto

Human rights and détente inextricably intertwined during Carter’s years. By promoting human rights in the USSR, Carter sought to build a domestic consensus for détente; through bipolar dialogue, he tried to advance human rights in the USSR. But, human rights contributed to the erosion of détente without achieving a lasting domestic consensus. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Umberto Tulli
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781526160775
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6077-5
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Key Studies in Diplomacy
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Diplomacy, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights