Helsinki 1975 and the Transformation of Europe

"It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of detente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy and culture. This volume offers a pilot study in what the authors perceive as the key issues within this process: an understanding over the 'German problem' (balancing the recognition of the post-war territorial status quo against a formula for the eventuality of a peaceful change of frontiers) and the Western strategy of transformation through a multiplication of contacts between the two blocs. Both of these arguments emerged from the findings of an international research project on 'Detente and CSCE in Europe, 1966-1975', funded by the VolkswagenStiftung and headed by the two editors."--BOOK JACKET.

Oliver Bange is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Mannheim and the coordinator of the project 'CSCE and the Transformation of Europe' funded by the VolkswagenStiftung. He holds a Ph.D. in international history from the London School of Economics (1997) and is the author of The EEC Crisis of 1963: Kennedy, Macmillan, de Gaulle and Adenauer in Conflict (Palgrave Macmillan 2000). He completed his habilitation on Ostpolitik and DTtente in Europe - The Beginnings, 1966-1969, due to be published in 2009.

Gottfried Niedhart is a retired Professor of Modern History at the University of Mannheim and at present heading an international research project on "DTtente and CSCE in Europe 1966-1975". He has published widely on English and German history and on the history of international relations mainly in the twentieth century and more recently on East-West relations. His publications include Geschichte Englands im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert (Munich 2004) and Die Au¯enpolitik der Weimarer Republik (Munich 2006).

Introduction	p. 1
An Intricate Web: Ostpolitik, the European Security System and German Unification	p. 23
Peaceful Change of Frontiers as a Crucial Element in the West German Strategy of Transformation	p. 39
France and the German Question in the Context of Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1969-1974	p. 53
Transformation or Status Quo: The Conflict of Stratagems in Washington over the Meaning and Purpose of the CSCE and MBFR, 1969-1973	p. 67
Britain, the German Question and the Transformation of Europe: From Ostpolitik to the Helsinki Conference, 1963-1975	p. 83
Finlandisation in Reverse: The CSCE and the Rise and Fall of Economic Detente, 1968-1975	p. 98
The Warsaw Pact, the German Question and the Birth of the CSCE Process, 1961-1970	p. 113
Romania, Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1967-1975	p. 129
Preserving the Status Quo or Promoting Change: The Role of the CSCE in the Perception of Polish Authorities	p. 144
Bulgaria, Balkan Diplomacy and the Road to Helsinki	p. 160
Unintended Consequences: Soviet Interests, Expectations and Reactions to the Helsinki Final Act	p. 175
Archival Sources	p. 191
References	p. 193
Notes on Contributors	p. 200
Index	p. 203
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