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Berghahn Books Helsinki 1975 and the Transformation of Europe 2008 Edition by Oliver Bange, Gottfried Niedhart
It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of detente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy and culture. This volume offers a pilot study in what the authors perceive as the key issues within this process: an understanding over the 'German problem' (balancing the recognition of the post-war territorial status quo against a formula for the eventuality of a peaceful change of frontiers) and the Western strategy of transformation through a multiplication of contacts between the two blocs. Both of these arguments emerged from the findings of an international research project on 'Detente and CSCE in Europe, 1966-1975', funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung and headed by the two editors. Table of contents :- PrefaceArchival SourcesAbbreviationsIntroductionOliver Bange and Gottfried NiedhartChapter 1. An Intricate Web - Ostpolitik, the European Security System and German UnificationOliver BangeChapter 2. Peaceful Change of Frontiers as a Crucial Element in the West German Strategy of TransformationGottfried NiedhartChapter 3. France and the German Question in the Context of Ostpolitik and CSCE, 1969-1974Marie-Pierre ReyChapter 4. Transformation or Status quo: The Conflict of Stratagems in Washington over the Meaning and Purpose of CSCE and MBFR, 1969-1973Stephan KieningerChapter 5. Britain, the German question and the Transformation of Europe: From Ostpolitik to the Helsinki Conference (1963-1975)Luca RattiNotes on contributorsBibliographyIndex