European Foreign Policy During the Cold War : Heath, Brandt, Pompidou and the Dream of Political Unity

Europe's first attempts at a united foreign policy after 1969 were remarkably successful, but by 1974 this brief moment of concord had vanished. Why were the EC countries able to speak with one voice in the early 1970s, what caused European Political Cooperation to plunge into crisis, and what consequences--still felt today--did this have for Europe’s role in the world and its relations with the US? This ground-breaking book is the first to analyze this period using previously unavailable archival material and first-hand interviews. European Foreign Policy during the Cold War illuminates the challenge of establishing Europe as an effective political power with brilliant clarity. Filling an important gap in the history of Europe, it covers an issue that is highly topical and controversial today. This is the first comprehensive study of European foreign policy in this period. It is based on extensive and original interviews with Henry Kissinger among others and lots of new, previously unavailable primary sources. It addresses the very current issue of American-European relations. Europe's first attempts at a united foreign policy after 1969 were remarkably successful but by 1974 this brief moment of concord had vanished. Why were the EC countries able to speak with one voice in the early 1970s, what caused European Political Cooperation to plunge into crisis, and what consequences - still felt today - did this have for Europe's role in the world and its relations with the US? This ground-breaking book is the first to analyse this period using previously unavailable archival material and first-hand interviews."European Foreign Policy during the Cold War" illuminates the challenge of establishing Europe as an effective political power with brilliant clarity. Filling an important gap in the history of Europe, it covers an issue that is highly topical and controversial today Europe's First Attempts At A United Foreign Policy After 1969 Were Remarkably Successful But By 1974 This Brief Moment Of Concord Had Vanished. This Book Examines Why The Ec Countries Were Able To Speak With One Voice In The Early 1970s And What Caused European Political Cooperation To Plunge Into Crisis. Towards A European Foreign Policy, 1969-72 -- New Leaders And The Relaunch Of Europe -- Political Cooperation : Operative Beginnings And Normative Debates -- External Challenges And The Rise Of Europe, 1973 -- Facing The Soviet Union : The Nine At The Csce -- Facing The Us : Kissinger's Year Of Europe And The Reorganisation Of The West -- Into The Middle East : The October War, The Oil Crisis, And Europe's Political Identity -- Us Discontent, Economic Weakness, And Europe's Decline Into Crisis, 1974 -- The Washington Energy Conference : The European Front Crumbles -- The Transatlantic Prerogative. Daniel Möckli. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [456]-470) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 9 Introduction......Page 12 Part I: Towards a European Foreign Policy, 1969-1972......Page 24 1. New leaders and the relaunch of Europe......Page 28 2. Political cooperation: Operative beginnings and normative debates......Page 67 Part II: External Challenges and the Rise of Europe, 1973......Page 106 3. Facing the Soviet Union: The Nine at the CSCE......Page 110 4. Facing the US: Kissinger's 'Year of Europe' and the reorganisation of the West......Page 151 5. Into the Middle East: The October War, the oil crisis, and Europe's political identity......Page 195 Part III: US Discontent, Economic Weakness, and Europe's Decline into Crisis, 1974......Page 260 6. The Washington Energy Conference: The European front crumbles......Page 264 7. The transatlantic prerogative......Page 312 Conclusion......Page 365 Notes......Page 384 Bibliography......Page 467 Index......Page 482