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Record Nr.

UNINA9910952277203321

Autore

Daigle Craig

Titolo

The limits of détente : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1969-1973 / / Craig Daigle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2012

ISBN

9781283656535

1283656531

9780300183344

0300183348

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Disciplina

956.04

Soggetti

Cold War

Arab-Israeli conflict

Middle East Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Middle East

United States Foreign relations Soviet Union

Soviet Union Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From confrontation to negotiation, January-September 1969 -- The Rogers plan, October-December 1969 -- The first Soviet threat, January-May 1970 -- Crisis on the Suez, June-September 1970 -- Fighting for Sadat, October 1970-August 1971 -- The race to the summit, September 1971-May 1972 -- Bombshells and back channels, June 1972-February 1973 -- The contradictions of Leonid Brezhnev, March-October 1973 -- The crisis of détente, October 1973.

Sommario/riassunto

In the first book-length analysis of the origins of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Craig Daigle draws on documents only recently made available to show how the war resulted not only from tension and competing interest between Arabs and Israelis, but also from policies adopted in both Washington and Moscow.Between 1969 and 1973, the Middle East in general and the Arab-Israeli conflict in particular emerged as a crucial Cold War battleground where the limits of détente



appeared in sharp relief. By prioritizing Cold War détente rather than genuine stability in the Middle East, Daigle shows, the United States and the Soviet Union fueled regional instability that ultimately undermined the prospects of a lasting peace agreement. Daigle further argues that as détente increased tensions between Arabs and Israelis, these tensions in turn negatively affected U.S.-Soviet relations.