Suchergebnisse

Introduction : the cold war from a new perspective / Sari Autio-Sarasmo and Katalin Miklóssy -- The Soviet Union's acquisition of western technology after Stalin : some thoughts on people and connections / Philip Hanson -- Economic interest in Soviet post-war policy on Finland / Tatiana Androsova -- CoCom and neutrality : western export control policies, Finland and the Cold War, 1949-1958 / Niklas Jensen-Eriksen -- Knowledge through the Iron Curtain : Soviet scientific-technical cooperation with Finland and West Germany / Sari Autio-Sarasmo -- Learning from the French : the modernisation of Soviet winemaking, 1956-1961 / Jeremy Smith -- Soft contacts through the Iron Curtain / Riikka Nisonen-Trinka -- Internal transfer of cybernetics and informality in the Soviet Union : the case of Lithuania / Egle Rindzeviciute -- New advantages of old kinship ties : Finnish-Hungarian interactions in the 1970s / Katalin Miklóssy -- Soviet women, cultural exchange and the Women's International Democratic Federation / Melanie Ilic -- Overcoming Cold War boundaries at the world youth festivals / Pia Koivunen -- Room to manoeuvre? : national interests and coalition-building in the CMEA, 1969-1974 / Suvi Kansikas

Is the West finished as a political idea? In recent years, observers have begun pointing to signs that this transatlantic community is eroding. When the European Union expanded, the classic European nation state was in decline. Now, nationalism is on the rise. Furthermore, nations within the EU are less willing to cooperate with the US on policies that require sacrifice and risks, such as using military force alongside the US. Today, following the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump's election, the concept of a unified Western transatlantic community seems to be a relic. But, in Pax Transatlantica, the international historian Jussi Hanhimäki explains why the West is far from over. Hanhimäki argues that-despite Trump's inflammatory, dismissive rhetoric-NATO continues to provide robust security for its member states. NATO has survived by expanding its remit and scope, and it is viewed favorably by member states overall. Moreover, the transatlantic relationship boasts the richest and most closely connected transcontinental economy in the world. Despite the potential fallout from current trade wars-especially between the US and China-and the rise of economic nationalism, the West still benefits from significant transatlantic trade and massive investment flows. Lastly, Hanhimäki traces the parallel evolution of domestic politics on both sides of the Atlantic, focusing on the rise of populism. He contends that populism is not causing a rift between the US and Europe. Rather, the spread of populism evinces that their politics are in fact closely integrated. Shifts and even crises abound in the history of the transatlantic relationship. Still, the West endures. Conflicts, rather than undermining the relationship, illustrate its resilience. Hanhimäki shows that the transatlantic relationship is playing out this cycle today. Not only will the "Pax Transatlantica" continue to exist, Hanhimäki concludes, it is likely to thrive in the future.