Richard M. Nixon and European Integration

Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia.Hang Nguyen Thuy is Visiting Scholar at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, and Senior Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Vietnam.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. U.S. and European Integration Prior to 1968: An Overview.- 3. Foreign Policy Making and U.S. Vision of European Integration in Nixon-Era.- 4. The Nixon Administration, the New Age and European Integration.- 5. The Nixon Administration’s Initiatives on Europe and European Integration Process.- 6. U.S.-EC Relations, 1969-1974: Cooperation and Confrontation.- 7. U.S. Policy toward European Integration, 1969 - 1974: Continuing Patterns.