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Trust, but Verify: The Politics of Uncertainty and the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991 (Cold War International History Project)
Martin Klimke
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Description for Trust, but Verify: The Politics of Uncertainty and the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991 (Cold War International History Project)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Klimke, Martin; Kreis, Reinhild; Ostermann, Christian. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTJ; HBTW; JPS; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Trust, but Verify uses trust-with its emotional and predictive aspects-to explore international relations in the second half of the Cold War, beginning with the late 1960s. The detente of the 1970s led to the development of some limited trust between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lessened international tensions and enabled advances in areas such as arms control. However, it also created uncertainty in other areas, especially on the part of smaller states that depended on their alliance leaders for protection. The contributors to this volume look at how the emotional side of the conflict affected ... Read more
Trust, but Verify uses trust-with its emotional and predictive aspects-to explore international relations in the second half of the Cold War, beginning with the late 1960s. The detente of the 1970s led to the development of some limited trust between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lessened international tensions and enabled advances in areas such as arms control. However, it also created uncertainty in other areas, especially on the part of smaller states that depended on their alliance leaders for protection. The contributors to this volume look at how the emotional side of the conflict affected ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cold War International History Project
Condition
New
Weight
635g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804798099
SKU
V9780804798099
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About Martin Klimke
Martin Klimke is Associate Dean of Humanities and Associate Professor of History at New York University, Abu Dhabi and formerly a research fellow at the German Historical Institute. Reinhild Kreis is Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Mannheim.Christian F. Ostermann is the Director of the HIstory and Public Policy Program at the Wilson Center, which includes the ... Read more
Reviews for Trust, but Verify: The Politics of Uncertainty and the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991 (Cold War International History Project)
In an abundance of 'trust talk' in international relations, finally a scholarly analysis of how and why trust really matters: how it facilitated cooperation, enabled risk-taking, and helped to establish confidence-building politics, under the highly unlikely auspices of the Cold War.
Ute Frevert
Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development
This book offers an insightful explanation for one ... Read more
Ute Frevert
Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development
This book offers an insightful explanation for one ... Read more