TRN410H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Henry Kissinger, Willy Brandt, Nuclear Meltdown
30 Apr 2016
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Essay - topic choice of 1 to 3. Two majors ways that detente is reffered to. Duo-crises of berlin and the cuban missile crises. The world rethinks the state of world affairs. Thinking constructively about how to manage their relationship. Soviet union sees detente as a way to solidify their position in the international scene. Wants to be seen as an equal superpower. Need for western states to acknowledge that ussr was powerful. Brezhnev awarded himself an incredible number of medals. Understood the limitations of the soviet system. Thought he could do so with his own personal relationships valued relationships with nixon and brandt. Did not takes a significant meaning until nixon and kissinger comes into power. Nixon and kissinger saw detente to manage the perceived decline of the us position in the international system. Basic principles agreement summary of what the ussr and us hope to get out of the re- lationship.
