Warsaw Treaty Organization

A Political and Organizational Analysis

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

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Beskrivning

A comprehensive study of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. The author examines the historical events which led to its formation, its development as a military machine, and focuses on both the political and the military aspects of the WTO and its international relations with non-WTO countries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1990-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:235
Upplaga:90001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349112524

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Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 The early postwar period: the roots prior to 1945; the end of the wartime alliance; the creation of "armies of a new type"; the conclusion of the network of bilateral treaties; the politics of the postwar years. Part 2 The specific origins of the Warsaw Treaty: the German question and European security; Soviet security concerns in 1954; the London 9-power Conference; the Paris Conference, 20-23 October 1954; Soviet European policy, November 1954; the Soviet Note and the Moscow conference, November 1954; the wartime treaties; the Warsaw conference; post hoc explanations; concurrent international issues. Part 3 The structural development of the WTO: basic history; the bodies of the WTO. Part 4 Analysis of the documents and materials 1955-85: the documents and materials; documents of notification; the foreign ministers; the Political Consultative Committee; the Khrushchev year; the pre-Helsinki years; the post-Helsinki years; ideological confrontation; internal security; socialistforeign policy; WTO foreign policy; the WTO and "militant capitalism"; WTO unity and cohesion; the WTO's world role. Part 5 The 30th anniversary: analysis of the Soviet articles; Central European assessments. Part 6 Conclusion: placing the WTO in context; the WTO in the Gorbachev period; Gorbachev's "new security concept"; "unity and cohesion" with Gorbachev; Central Europe and the WTO; Soviet relations with Central Europe; NATO and the WTO. Appendices: the Warsaw treaty (1955); formation of joint command (1955); legal convention (1973); protocol of extension (1985); chronology of meetings; documentary history; the bilateral treaties; note on Albania, Romania.