Beschreibung:
This book examines the NATO reports on the Soviet bloc's political system and economy, from 1951 to the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the beginning of detente.
Introduction 1. A New Look at the Opponent, 1951-56 2. The Emergence of Specialised Studies: from the Three Wise Men to APAG, 1957-62 3. A More Complex Cold War, 1963-67: Doubt, Optimism and the Prospect of Detente 4. On the Road to Detente, 1967-69: The Harmel Report, The Prague Spring and the Dynamics of the Cold War 5. Conclusions