The Reagan Administration : a Reconstruction of American Strength? /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Haftendorn, Helga (Editor), Schissler, Jakob (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]
Edition:Reprint 2019.
Series:De Gruyter Studies on North America ; 1
Subjects:
1981-1989
HISTORY > General.
Diplomatic relations
Ciencia política.
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1981-1989.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • I. Domestic and International Setting
  • Toward a Reconstruction of American Strength: A New Era in the Claim to Global Leadership? / Haftendorn, Helga
  • Political Culture and the Reagan Administration / Schissler, Jakob
  • Reconstruction of Economic Strength? The (Foreign) Economic Policy of the Reagan Administration / Wormann, Claudia
  • II. Agenda Setting
  • Ronald Reagan and his Rhetoric in Foreign Policy / Schmidt, Werner
  • Security Policy and the Opponents of Détente / Staack, Michael
  • Moral Containment of Military Challenge: The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Union / Tuschhoff, Christian
  • III. Decision-Making
  • Military Buildup Without a Strategy: The Defense Policy of the Reagan Administration and the Response by Congress / Fürst, Andreas
  • Decision in March: The Genesis of the "Star Wars" Speech and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SD) / Zimmermann, Karsten
  • The Reagan Administration's Policy on Technology Controls: The Conflict of Economic Interests and Security Principles / Boltersdorf, Jörg
  • The Lost Opportunity of the "Walk in the Woods: Motives and Calculations of U.S. Decision Makers / Tuschhoff, Christian
  • Farewell to SALT II / Staack, Michael
  • IV. Case Studies
  • The Impact of the War Powers Resolution on Crisis Decision Making / Schissler, Jakob
  • The Reagan Administration's Strategic Arms Control Policy: The Meaning of "Deep Cuts" / Paul, Michael
  • U.S. Policy in COCOM / Jacobsen, Hanns-D.
  • The Collapse of "Constructive Engagement": U.S. Foreign Policy in Southern Africa / Hellmann, Gunther
  • V. Conclusion
  • Reconstruction of American Strength? / Schissler, Jakob
  • Bibliography
  • Authors
  • Backmatter

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