The Long Détente and the Soviet Bloc, 1953–1983
The Long Détente and the Soviet Bloc, 1953–1983
Author(s): Csaba Békés
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Central European University Press
Keywords: cold war; detente; Helsinki process
Summary/Abstract: There are several interpretations of détente, but the prevailing idea in mainstream scholarship is that it was the period between 1969 and 1975 when the relaxation of tension in East-West relations produced spectacular results. This included the settlement of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the Soviet Bloc states; U.S.-Soviet agreements on arms limitation and bilateral cooperation; and the convening of a pan-European conference on security and cooperation, eventually culminating in the signing of the Helsinki Final Act.
Book: The Long Détente. Changing Concepts of Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1950s–1980s
- Page Range: 31-49
- Page Count: 19
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
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