Change and Stability in Foreign Policy : The Problems and Possibilities of Detente

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Assume that a nation is pursuing a given foreign policy and that we are concerned with the way in which it will act in the future. We may want to make a forecast--but then to what extent is the present policy of a nation a valid guide to its future behavior? Or we may want to influence the nation to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldmann, Kjell
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
International relations.
Diplomatic relations.
Detente.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
international relations.
Relations internationales.
Detente (Politique)
United States.
Soviet Union.
Germany (West)
URSS > Relations exterieures > Allemagne (Ouest)
Allemagne (Ouest) > Relations exterieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > URSS.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > Germany (West)
Germany (West) > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Assume that a nation is pursuing a given foreign policy and that we are concerned with the way in which it will act in the future. We may want to make a forecast--but then to what extent is the present policy of a nation a valid guide to its future behavior? Or we may want to influence the nation to change its course--can we succeed? In other words, will the policy change or persist in the face of new conditions or negative feedback? Kjell Goldmann identifies the factors that may have an impact on whether a specific foreign policy is likely to endure or to change and develops them into a th.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781400859726

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