Europe and the End of the Cold War: A Reappraisal (Cold War History)

This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification. Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct the focus towards the role of European actors and the importance of European processes, most notably that of integration. Written by leading experts in the field, and making use of newly available source material, the book explores ""Europe"" in all its various dimensions, bringing to the f.;Cover; Europe and the End of the Cold War: A reappraisal; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Who won the Cold War in Europe?: A historiographical overview; Part I Perestroika and its effects revisited; 2 Gorbachev's New Thinking and Europe, 1985-1989; 3 In the name of Europe: Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe; Part II Developments in Eastern Europe; 4 Rumblings in Eastern Europe: Western pressure on Poland's moves towards democratic transformation; 5 The Catholic Church and the Cold War's end in Europe: Vatican Ostpolitik and Pope John Paul II, 1985-1989. Introduction / Frédéric Bozo, Marie-pierre Rey, N. Piers Ludlow, Leopoldo Nuti -- Who Won The Cold War In Europe? A Historiographical Overview / Michael Cox -- Pt. I. Perestroika And Its Effects Revisited. Gorbachcv's New Thinking And Europe, 1985-1989 / Marie-pierre Rey -- In The Name Of Europe : Soviet Withdrawal From Eastern Europe / Svetlana Savranskaya -- Pt. Ii. Developments In Eastern Europe. Rumblings In Eastern Europe : Western Pressure On Poland's Moves Towards Democratic Transformation / Gregory F. Domber -- The Catholic Church And The Cold War's End In Europe : Vatican Ostpolitik And Pope John Paul Ii, 1985-1989 / Bernd Schäfer -- The International Context Of Hungarian Transition, 1989 : The View From Budapest / László Borhi -- Pt. Iii. German Unification Between The Superpowers. In The Name Of Europe's Future : Soviet, French And British Qualms About Kohl's Rush To German Unification / Jacques Lévesque --^ Gorbachev's Consent To United Germany's Membership Of Nato / Hannes Adomeit -- The United States, German Unification And European Integration / Robert L. Hutchings -- Pt. Iv. German Unification : Seizing The Opportunity. German Unification And European Integration Are But Two Sides Of One Coin : The Frg, Europe, And The Diplomacy Of German Unification / Helga Haftendorn -- France, German Unification And European Integration / Frédéric Bozo -- A Naturally Supportive Environment? The European Institutions And German Unification / N. Piers Ludlow -- Pt. V. German Unification : Concerns And Misgivings. The United Kingdom And German Unification / Patrick Salmon -- Italy, German Unification And The End Of The Cold War / Leopoldo Nuti -- Pt. Vi. Soviet Disintegration And The Building Of A New Europe. From The Common European Home To European Confederation : Francois Mitterrand And Mikhail Gorbachev In Search Of The Road To A Greater Europe / Andrei Grachev --^ International Reactions To Soviet Disintegration : The Case Of The Baltic States / Kristina Spohr Readman -- Pt. Vii. Competing Visions In The Euro-atlantic Area. Eastern Europe And The Early Prospects For Ec/eu And Nato Membership / Vojtech Mastny -- Helmut Kohl And The Maastricht Process / Hans Stark -- The Eu, Nato And The Origins Of Cfsp And Esdp : Old Thinking, False Starts And New Imperatives / Jolyon Howorth. Edited By Frédéric Bozo ... [et Al.]. This Volume Is The Result Of An International Conference Held At The Sorbonne In June 2006 And Organized By The Universities Of Paris I-panthéon Sorbonne And Paris Iii-sorbonne Nouvelle In Cooperation With The London School Of Economics Cold War Studies Centre And The Florence-based Machiavelli Center For Cold War Studies (cima), With Support From The French Ministry Of Higher Education And Research, Nato, And The Cold War International History Project (cwhip)--introd. Series Numbered Retrospectively. Volume Numbering Irregular On Earlier Volumes: Vol. 19- Repeated; Series Numbering Taken From Vol. 24. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [271]-281) And Index. Cover Europe and the End of the Cold War: A reappraisal Copyright Contents Contributors Abbreviations Introduction 1 Who won the Cold War in Europe?: A historiographical overview Part I Perestroika and its effects revisited 2 Gorbachev's New Thinking and Europe, 1985-1989 3 In the name of Europe: Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe Part II Developments in Eastern Europe 4 Rumblings in Eastern Europe: Western pressure on Poland's moves towards democratic transformation 5 The Catholic Church and the Cold War's end in Europe: Vatican Ostpolitik and Pope John Paul II, 1985-1989. 6 The international context of Hungarian transition, 1989: The view from BudapestPart III German unification between the superpowers 7 In the name of Europe's future: Soviet, French and British qualms about Kohl's rush to German unification 8 Gorbachev's consent to united Germany's membership of NATO 9 The United States, German unification and European integration Part IV German unification: Seizing the opportunity 10 German unification and European integration are but two sides of one coin: The FRG, Europe, and the diplomacy of German unification. 11 France, German unification and European integration12 A naturally supportive environment?: The European institutions and German unification Part V German unification: Concerns and misgivings 13 The United Kingdom and German unification 14 Italy, German unification and the end of the Cold War Part VI Soviet disintegration and the building of a new Europe 15 From the common European home to European confederation: François Mitterrand and Mikhail Gorbachev in search of the road to a greater Europe 16 International reactions to Soviet disintegration: The case of the Baltic states. Part VII Competing visions in the Euro-Atlantic area17 Eastern Europe and the early prospects for EC/EU and NATO membership 18 Helmut Kohl and the Maastricht process 19 The EU, NATO and the origins of CFSP and ESDP: Old thinking, false starts and new imperatives Bibliography Index. This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification. Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct the focus towards the role of European actors and the importance of European processes, most notably that of integration. Written by leading experts in the field, and making use of newly available source material, the book explores "Europe" in all its various dimensions, bringing to the forefront of historical research previously neglected actors and processes. These include key European nations, endemic evolutions in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, European integration, and the pan-European process. The volume serves therefore to rediscover the transformation of 1989-90 as a European event, deeply influenced by European actors, and of great significance for the subsequent evolution of the continent. This volume is a broad-ranging, European-focused examination of the end of the Cold War.