Allies Apart : Heath, Nixon and the Anglo-American Relationship

To date, the Heath-Nixon years have been widely portrayed as marking a low-point in the history of Anglo-American relations -- even the end of the "special relationship"; using a wealth of archival material on both sides of the Atlantic, and examining a range of global developments, Allies Apart offers a fresh interpretation of this pivotal period. Allies Apart tells the story of Anglo-American relations at a pivotal time, with Britain joining Europe and the US pursuing ďtente with the communist superpowers. To date, the period has been widely portrayed as a low-point for the Anglo-American alliance - even the end of the so-called 'special relationship'. Using newly released material from both sides of the Atlantic, Andrew Scott examines if and why this was the case. Whereas commentators and historians have previously blamed Edward Heath for deliberately downgrading relations with Washington in order to open the door to Europe, Scott reveals a very different perspective, demonstrating the extent to which policy-making under Richard Nixon 6 assisted by his chief adviser, Henry Kissinger 6 affected transatlantic relations. As the White House set out to transform international relations, overhaul the global economic order and impose its Cold War rivalry on regional crises, London was left feeling impotent, marginalised and even double-crossed 6 all of which fuelled the case for Europe NL-ZmNBD Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Abbreviations......Page 11 Introduction......Page 14 1 Joining Europe......Page 31 2 The Nixon Shocks: The Opening to China and New Economic Policy......Page 63 3 The South Asia Crisis......Page 93 4 Negotiating Détente: SALT and the Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement......Page 121 5 The Year of Europe......Page 153 6 The Middle East Crisis......Page 179 Conclusion......Page 209 Notes......Page 218 Bibliography......Page 251 Index......Page 261 Cover 1 Contents 8 Acknowledgements 9 Abbreviations 11 Introduction 14 1 Joining Europe 31 2 The Nixon Shocks: The Opening to China and New Economic Policy 63 3 The South Asia Crisis 93 4 Negotiating Détente: SALT and the Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement 121 5 The Year of Europe 153 6 The Middle East Crisis 179 Conclusion 209 Notes 218 Bibliography 251 Index 261 9780230283985 Palgrave Macmillan (UK)