Case Studies in International Security: From the Cold War to the Crisis of the New International Order (Paperback)

Section 1: The Shaping and Evolution of the Transatlantic System during the Cold War ? Alfredo Breccia: The U.N. Charter and the Development of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ? Paola Casaburi: The Strategic Prism: Political Warfare and Covert Actions in the U.S. Strategic Doctrines at the Beginning of the Cold War ? Lucio Barbetta: The Origins of the Detente: Importance of German Rearmament and Italy’s Position (1953-1955) ? Fabio Bettanin: A friendly Enmity: Italy in the Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union during the Years of Detente ? Section 2: The Middle and the Far East between the United States and Europe: Continuity and Change in Interregional Security ? Matteo Pizzigallo: The ≪Bastion with Clay Feet≫. Italian Diplomacy and the Baghdad Pact ? Paolo Wulzer: On the Origins of the Carter Doctrine: The United States and Persian Gulf security (1979-1980) ? Gustavo Cutolo: Japanese Foreign Strategy in the Framework of U.S.-Japan relations (1945-1980) ? Oliviero Frattolillo: The Evolving Japan-Europe Security Dialogue. A Survey From the End of Detente to the Post-Bipolar Era ? Section 3: Cold War and Cultural Cold War in Latin America ? Valerio Giannattasio: ≪Construir un vinculo efectivo y fructifero entre los pueblos americanos≫. The cultural exchange programs and their impact on the cultural and political landscape of Chile under President Eisenhower ? Michal Zourek: The cultural policy of Czechoslovakia in Uruguay during the Cold War ? Davide Borsani: First Europe, then Latin America. The United States, Great Britain and the Falklands War (1982) ? Section 4: Euro-Atlantic relations in the Post-Cold War ≪Order≫ ? Massimo de Leonardis: The Atlantic Alliance between Continuity and Transformation ? Gianluca Pastori: NATO’s out of Area Role from 9/11 to Operation ≪Unified Protector≫ ? Luca Ratti: A not so special relationship: the U.S., the UK, and German Unification ? Diego Pagliarulo: Testing Ground for World Power. The Persian Gulf and America's Quest for a Post-Cold War Strategy ? Paolo Wulzer: Conclusions