The Western Alliance After INF : Redefining U.S. Policy Toward Europe and the Soviet Union

Arguing that security is no longer a matter simply of military superiority--that the postwar paradigm of security as linked primarily to arms racing is being displaced by one based to an increasing degree on economic, ecological, political, and cultural cooperation--Lucas addresses the changing political, economic, and military environments in Europe in the wake of the INF Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. The Political and Military Context of the INF Treaty 1 Divergent U.S.-European Responses to the INF Treaty 2 The Danger of a Gray-Area Arms Race 3 SDI and NATO Modernization 4 Several Illusions of NATO's Military Buildup 5 The Future of NATO: Three Models PART 2 The Economic and Technological Challenge of Post-INF Europe 6 The Erosion of Postwar Military Production and the Future of the U.S. Economy 7 Technology R&D in Western Europe: The Civilian-Military Interplay 8 U.S. Technology Export Controls and the Economic-Security Dilemma PART 3 The Challenge of Détente and Pan-Europeanization for the Future of the Western Alliance 9 The Reforging of Soviet Policy and Diverging Western Perceptions of the Soviet Union 10 The New Détente 11 The CSCE and the Future of East-West Relations 12 The United States and Forging a Post-Containment Policy Index