The first comprehensive history of NATO in the 1960s, based on the systematic use of multinational archival evidence. This new book is the result of a gathering of leading Cold War historians from both sides of the Atlantic, including Jeremi Suri, Erin Mahan, and Leopoldo Nuti. It shows in great detail how the transformation of NATO since 1991 has opened up new perspectives on the alliance’s evolution during the Cold War. Viewed in retrospect, the 1960s were instrumental to the strengthening of NATO's political clout, which proved to be decisive in winning the Cold War – even more so than NATO's defense and deterrence capabilities. In addition, it shows that NATO increasingly served as a hub for state, institutional, transnational, and individual actors in that decade. Contributions to the book highlight the importance of NATO's ability to generate "soft power", the scope and limits of alliance consultation, the important role of common transatlantic values, and the growing influence of small allies. NATO's survival in the crucial 1960s provides valuable lessons for the current bargaining on the purpose and cohesion of the alliance. This book will be of much interest to students of international history, Cold War studies and strategic studies.
Author(s): Andreas Wenger, Christian Nuenlist, Anna Locher
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 224
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series Title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Part I Introduction......Page 16
1 New perspectives on NATO history......Page 18
Part II The Atlantic community: The promise of alliance......Page 28
2 The normative resilience of NATO: A community of shared values amid public discord......Page 30
3 Not a NATO responsibility?: Psychological warfare, the Berlin crisis, and the formation of Interdoc......Page 46
4 Beyond NATO: Transnational elite networks and the Atlantic alliance......Page 65
Part III NATO, de Gaulle, and détente......Page 80
5 Into the 1960s: NATO's role in East–West relations, 1958–63......Page 82
6 Through the looking glass: The Berlin crisis and Franco-American perceptions of NATO, 1961–63......Page 104
7 A crisis foretold: NATO and France, 1963-66......Page 122
Part IV Nuclear dilemmas: NATO consultation and social protest......Page 144
8 Diverging perceptions of security: NATO, nuclear weapons, and social protest......Page 146
9 From hardware to software: The end of the MLF and the rise of the Nuclear Planning Group......Page 163
10 NATO and the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Triangulations between Bonn, Washington, and Moscow......Page 177
Part V Changing domestic perspectives on NATO......Page 196
11 Striving for détente: Denmark and NATO, 1966-67......Page 198
12 A decade of delusions and disappointments: Italy and NATO in the 1960s......Page 216
Part VI Conclusion......Page 234
13 NATO’s transformation in the 1960s and the ensuing political order in Europe......Page 236
Index......Page 258
