Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Abbreviations VII
4. Introduction IX
5. I. Domestic and International Setting
6. Toward a Reconstruction of American Strength: A New Era in the Claim to Global Leadership? 3
7. Political Culture and the Reagan Administration 31
8. Reconstruction of Economic Strength? The (Foreign) Economic Policy of the Reagan Administration 51
9. II. Agenda Setting
10. Ronald Reagan and his Rhetoric in Foreign Policy 77
11. Security Policy and the Opponents of Détente 89
12. Moral Containment of Military Challenge: The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Union 105
13. III. Decision-Making
14. Military Buildup Without a Strategy: The Defense Policy of the Reagan Administration and the Response by Congress 127
15. Decision in March: The Genesis of the “Star Wars” Speech and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SD) 143
16. The Reagan Administration's Policy on Technology Controls: The Conflict of Economic Interests and Security Principles 159
17. The Lost Opportunity of the “Walk in the Woods: Motives and Calculations of U.S. Decision Makers 177
18. Farewell to SALT II 197
19. IV. Case Studies
20. The Impact of the War Powers Resolution on Crisis Decision Making 215
21. The Reagan Administration’s Strategic Arms Control Policy: The Meaning of “Deep Cuts” 231
22. U.S. Policy in COCOM 251
23. The Collapse of “Constructive Engagement”: U.S. Foreign Policy in Southern Africa 265
24. V. Conclusion
25. Reconstruction of American Strength? 287
26. Bibliography 295
27. Authors 305
28. Backmatter 307