1 – An Intricate Web: Ostpolitik, the European Security System and German Unification

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 – An Intricate Web: Ostpolitik, the European Security System and German Unification 23
7. 2 – Peaceful Change of Frontiers as a Crucial Element in the West German Strategy of Transformation 39
8. 3 – France and the German Question in the Context of Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1969–1974 53
9. 4 – Transformation or Status Quo: The Conflict of Stratagems in Washington over the Meaning and Purpose of the CSCE and MBFR, 1969–1973 67
10. 5 – Britain, the German Question and the Transformation of Europe: From Ostpolitik to the Helsinki Conference, 1963–1975 83
11. 6 – Finlandisation in Reverse: The CSCE and the Rise and Fall of Economic Détente, 1968–1975 98
12. 7 – The Warsaw Pact, the German Question and the Birth of the CSCE Process, 1961–1970 113
13. 8 – Romania, Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1967–1975 129
14. 9 – Preserving the Status Quo or Promoting Change: The Role of the CSCE in the Perception of Polish Authorities 144
15. 10 – Bulgaria, Balkan Diplomacy and the Road to Helsinki 160
16. 11 – Unintended Consequences: Soviet Interests, Expectations and Reactions to the Helsinki Final Act 175
17. Archival Sources 191
18. Archival Sources 193
19. Contributors 200
20. Index 203