{"product_id":"the-diplomacy-of-dtente-stephan-kieninger-9780367590345","title":"The Diplomacy of D騁ente: Cooperative Security Policies from Helmut Schmidt to George Shultz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the underlying reasons for the longevity of d騁ente and its impact on East-West relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume examines the relevance of trade across the Iron Curtain as a means to facilitate mutual trust, as well as the emergence of new habits of transparency regardless of recurring military crises. A major theme of the book concerns Helmut Schmidt's foreign policy and his contribution to the resilience of cooperative security policies in East-West relations. It examines Schmidt's crucial role in the Euromissile crisis, his Ostpolitik diplomacy and his pan-European trade initiatives to engage the Soviet Union in a joint perspective of trade, industry and technology. Another key theme concerns the crisis in US-Soviet relations and the challenges of meaningful leadership communication between Washington and Moscow in the absence of backchannel diplomacy during the Carter years. The book depicts the freeze in US-Soviet relations after the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, the declaration of martial law in Poland, and Helmut Schmidt's efforts to serve as a mediator and interpreter working for a relaunch of US-Soviet dialogue. Eventually, the book highlights George Shultz's pivotal role in the Reagan Administration's efforts to improve US-Soviet relations, well before Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students of Cold War studies, diplomatic history, foreign policy and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephan Kieninger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367590344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367590345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Stephan Kieninger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756821999871,"sku":"9780367590345","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65b8e03e-99e9-4085-afc8-1af7f4046f5e.jpg?v=1706593923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-diplomacy-of-dtente-stephan-kieninger-9780367590345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}