Re-Viewing the Cold War : Domestic Factors and Foreign Policy in the East-West Confrontation

A cooperative effort by a number of historians and political scientists, this essay collection focuses on the important connection between domestic affairs and foreign relations during the Cold War. The case studies treat phases of both the Soviet and American experiences and involve contributions by two Russian scholars, three Americans, a German, a Swede, and an Israeli. This collection is particularly timely and signficant because of the surprising way the Cold War ended, making clear that domestic developments can overthrow even the most potent foreign policies and undermine longstanding assumptions about the primacy of international factors. A provocative essay collection, this will be of interest to diplomatic historians and Soviet Affairs specialists, scholars, and students. Contents 10 Foreword 12 Introduction 18 Chapter 1 Internal and External Factors in Soviet Foreign Relations during the 1920s 32 Chapter 2 Domestic Factors in Stalin's Atomic Diplomacy 56 Chapter 3 Eisenhower and the Cold War: An Opportunity Missed? 74 Chapter 4 The Multilevel Dynamics of Moscow's German Policy from 1953 to 1964 102 Chapter 5 Domestic and Foreign Roots of Khruschev's Policy toward France 128 Chapter 6 Nixon, Kissinger, and the Domestic Side of Détente 158 Chapter 7 The Foreign-Domestic Nexus in Gorbachev's Central and East European Policy 180 Chapter 8 Soviet Foreign Policy and the Gulf War: The Role of Domestic Factors 210 Conclusion 234 Selected Readings on the Foreign Policy–Domestic Affairs Nexus 242 Index 246 A 246 B 247 C 247 D 248 E 248 F 248 G 249 H 249 I 250 J 250 K 250 L 250 M 251 N 251 O 252 P 252 R 252 S 252 T 253 U 253 V 254 W 254 Y 254 Z 254 About the Contributors 256 0275966372,9780275966379,0275966364,9780275966362,B000QXD8DC Praeger This essay examines the internal and external factors behind the policies formulated and conducted by the party/state elite of the Russian Federation and the Soviet Union between the end of the Civil War in 1920 and the beginning of the First Five Year Plan in 1929. Edited By Patrick M. Morgan And Keith L. Nelson ; Foreword By Georgi Arbatov. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [211]-213) And Index.