Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe : The Influence of Smaller Powers (Hardcover)

Introduction: Smaller Powers in Cold War Europe Laurien Crump and Susanna Erlandsson Part I: Manoeuvring through Multilateralism 1. Challenging the Superpower Straightjacket (1965?1975): Multilateralism as an Instrument of Smaller Powers Laurien Crump and Angela Romano 2. Multilateralism as Small Power Strategy (1950?1952): The Netherlands, the Benelux and the European Defence Community Trineke Palm 3. Small States, Alliances and the Margins for Manoeuvre in the Cold War: Sweden, Norway and the CSCE Aryo Makko 4. A Critical Ally (1949?1977): The Dutch Social Democrats, Spain and NATO Stefanie F. M. Massink Part II: The Margins of Superpower Rule 5. Manoeuvring into the Soviet Market: Polish and Finnish Eastern Trade Practices during the Cold War Suvi Kansikas, Mila Oiva and Saara Matala 6. The Imperative of Opening to the West and the Impact of the 1968 Crisis: Bulgaria’s Cooperation with Denmark and West Germany in the 1960s Elitza Stanoeva 7. Americanising the Belgian Civilising Mission (1941?1961): The Belgian Information Center in New York and the Campaign to cast the Belgian Civilising Mission as part of the Point IV Programme Frank Gerits 8. A Gas Giant in a Small State’s Clothes (1981?1982): A Political Economy Analysis of the Dutch Margins for Manoeuvre During the Urengoy Pipeline Crisis Marloes Beers Part III: Identity as an Instrument 9. Neutrality as an Instrument of Small State Manoeuvring and the Globalisation of Neutrality in the Cold War Johanna Raino-Niemi 10. Denuclearisation and Regional Cooperation: Romania’s Tactical Approaches to Escaping Bloc Rigidities Corina Mavrodin 11. Transitional Margins to Re-Join the West: Spain’s Dual Strategy of Democratisation and Europeanisation Cristina Blanco Sio-Lopez 12. ‘At last, our voice is heard in the world’: Greece and the Six Nation Initiative during the Euromissile Crisis Erini Karamouzi Conclusion: Shedding a New Light on Cold War Europe Laurien Crump and Susanna Erlandsson