Brian White is Principal Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he teaches courses on foreign policy analysis and British and American foreign policy. He is co-editor and contributor to British Foreign Policy: Tradition, Change and Transformation (Unwin Hyman 1988) and Understanding Foreign Policy: The Foreign Policy Systems Approach (Edward Elgar 1989).

• 1 Introduction 2 The concept of détente 3 Britain, the cold war and détente 4 Britain as a catalyst of détente 5 Britain and the Partial Test Ban Treaty 6 The decline of British influence on East-West relations 7 Britain, the new cold war and détente 8 A British conception of détente 9 Conclusion

Brian White is Principal Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he teaches courses on foreign policy analysis and British and American foreign policy. He is co-editor and contributor to British Foreign Policy: Tradition, Change and Transformation (Unwin Hyman 1988) and Understanding Foreign Policy: The Foreign Policy Systems Approach (Edward Elgar 1989).

• 1 Introduction 2 The concept of détente 3 Britain, the cold war and détente 4 Britain as a catalyst of détente 5 Britain and the Partial Test Ban Treaty 6 The decline of British influence on East-West relations 7 Britain, the new cold war and détente 8 A British conception of détente 9 Conclusion

Brian White is Principal Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he teaches courses on foreign policy analysis and British and American foreign policy. He is co-editor and contributor to British Foreign Policy: Tradition, Change and Transformation (Unwin Hyman 1988) and Understanding Foreign Policy: The Foreign Policy Systems Approach (Edward Elgar 1989).

• 1 Introduction 2 The concept of détente 3 Britain, the cold war and détente 4 Britain as a catalyst of détente 5 Britain and the Partial Test Ban Treaty 6 The decline of British influence on East-West relations 7 Britain, the new cold war and détente 8 A British conception of détente 9 Conclusion