U.S.-West European relations during the Reagan Years : the perspective of West European publics

Using extensive survey data, very little of which had been previously reported in the public arena, the authors examine the major issues which dominated U.S.-West European relations during the Reagan years. These include security issues, terrorism, economic relations, superpower relations, and American and Soviet images. An explanation of U.S. and Soviet efforts to influence West European opinion during the 1980s is presented, and the book includes an Epilogue on the Gulf. This book places West European public opinion data in the context of political and historical events during the 1980s as well as in the context of previous public opinion findings from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The authors examine almost 100 multi-country surveys conducted throughout Western Europe. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-8 NATO and Western Security....Pages 9-50 INF Deployment in Western Europe....Pages 51-90 The American Image....Pages 91-128 Soviet Image and Public Diplomacy....Pages 129-160 US-Soviet Relations....Pages 161-183 US Public Diplomacy Efforts in Western Europe....Pages 184-197 Combating International Terrorism....Pages 198-217 US-West European Economic Relations....Pages 218-247 Conclusion....Pages 248-253 Epilogue: The Gulf Conflict....Pages 254-257 Back Matter....Pages 258-318