First steps toward détente : American diplomacy in the Berlin crisis, 1958-1963

First steps toward détente : American diplomacy in the Berlin crisis, 1958-1963 / Richard D. Williamson.

First Steps toward Détente is a history of negotiations associated with the Berlin crisis from 1958-1963, regulated by disarmament talks. Events include Khrushchev's visit to the U.S. in 1959, the Paris 1960 and Vienna 1961 summits, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the stalemate at Checkpo...

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Main Author: Williamson, Richard D., 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012.
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, > 1894-1971.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, > 1894-1971
1961-1989
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
Diplomatic relations
International law
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1961-1963.
Berlin (Germany) > International status.
Germany
Germany > Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : first steps to détente
  • Prologue : the US, USSR, and Berlin, 1953-1958
  • "A free city" : Khrushchev's November proposals, Allied response, and a foreign minister's conference, November 1958-May 1959
  • "Seeking a summit" : Khrushchev's US visit, Western heads of state meeting, the U-2 incident, and the Paris Summit, June 1959-December 1960
  • "Vienna & the Wall" : Kennedy's first months, Vienna Summit, the Acheson plan, and the Berlin Wall, January-August 1961
  • "Salami tactics" : Allied collapse, Kennedy's private approach, and showdown at Checkpoint Charlie, September-December 1961
  • "Vital interests" : Thompson-Gromyko in Moscow, Rusk-Gromyko in Geneva, and Rusk-Dobrynin in Washington, Geneva ENDC sessions, and Soviet missiles in Cuba, January-August 1962
  • "A slippery slope" : new harassment in Berlin, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Allied estrangement, and the limited test ban treaty, September 1962-November 1963
  • Summary : American diplomacy in the Berlin crisis.

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