The Reagan Administration : A Reconstruction of American Strength? / / Helga Haftendorn, Jakob Schissler

• Autore: Haftendorn Helga
• Pubblicazione: De Gruyter, 1988; Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©1988
• Edizione: Reprint 2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 306 pages)
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetto topico: Ciencia política
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 1981-1989
• Soggetto non controllato: FPEÑAS; Ciencia política
• Persona (resp. second.): HaftendornHelga; SchisslerJakob
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Domestic and International Setting -- Toward a Reconstruction of American Strength: A New Era in the Claim to Global Leadership? / Haftendorn, Helga -- Political Culture and the Reagan Administration / Schissler, Jakob -- Reconstruction of Economic Strength? The (Foreign) Economic Policy of the Reagan Administration / Wormann, Claudia -- II. Agenda Setting -- Ronald Reagan and his Rhetoric in Foreign Policy / Schmidt, Werner -- Security Policy and the Opponents of Détente / Staack, Michael -- Moral Containment of Military Challenge: The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Union / Tuschhoff, Christian -- III. Decision-Making -- Military Buildup Without a Strategy: The Defense Policy of the Reagan Administration and the Response by Congress / Fürst, Andreas -- Decision in March: The Genesis of the "Star Wars" Speech and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SD) / Zimmermann, Karsten -- The Reagan Administration's Policy on Technology Controls: The Conflict of Economic Interests and Security Principles / Boltersdorf, Jörg -- The Lost Opportunity of the "Walk in the Woods: Motives and Calculations of U.S. Decision Makers / Tuschhoff, Christian -- Farewell to SALT II / Staack, Michael -- IV. Case Studies -- The Impact of the War Powers Resolution on Crisis Decision Making / Schissler, Jakob -- The Reagan Administration's Strategic Arms Control Policy: The Meaning of "Deep Cuts" / Paul, Michael -- U.S. Policy in COCOM / Jacobsen, Hanns-D. -- The Collapse of "Constructive Engagement": U.S. Foreign Policy in Southern Africa / Hellmann, Gunther -- V. Conclusion -- Reconstruction of American Strength? / Schissler, Jakob -- Bibliography -- Authors -- Backmatter
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• Titolo autorizzato: The Reagan Administration
• ISBN: 3-11-086367-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996309071503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: De Gruyter studies on North America ; ; 1.