Temple of Peace : International Cooperation and Stability since 1945.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trauschweizer, Ingo.

Series:

Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics.

International organization.

International cooperation.

World politics--1989-.

World politics--1945-1989.

International organization--History--21st century.

International organization--History--20th century.

International cooperation--History--21st century.

International cooperation--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The post-World War II liberal international order, upheld by organizations such as the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and similar alliances, aspired to ensure decades of relative stability in international relations. After 1945, collective security, economic stability, and the rule of law. All of this was a negotiated process that required compromise-and it did not make for a peaceful world. When Winston Churchill referred to the UN framework as "the temple of peace" in his famous 1946 Iron Curtain speech, he maintained that international alliances could help provide necessary stability so free people could prosper, both economically and politically. Though the pillars of international order remain in place today, in a world defined as much by populism as protest, leaders in the United States no longer seem inclined to serve as the indispensable power in an alliance framework that is built on shared values, human rights, and an admixture of hard and soft power. In this book, nine scholars and practitioners of diplomacy explore both the successes and the flaws of international cooperation over the past seventy years. Collectively, the authors seek to address questions about how the liberal international order was built and what challenges it has faced, as well as to offer perspectives on what could be lost in a post-American world"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction / Ingo Trauschweizer

The New Deal as grand strategy : constructing the postwar institutional order / Elizabeth Borgwardt

SACEUR as statesman : politico-military leadership in NATO, 1951-67 / Seth Givens

Forgotten institution : the role of the OEEC in European post-World War II reconstruction and integration / Armin Grünbacher

Shaping Australia into a neighborhood power : decolonization, vulnerability, and the Cold War / Laura M. Seddelmeyer

A "controlled revolution" : the UN during the Congo crisis as public stage, actor, and incubator for ideas / Alanna O'Malley

Insurgency's three waves / Steven Metz

The ability to adapt : NATO's statecraft and Europe's transformation, 1966-94 / Stephan Kieninger

Russia and the erosion of the liberal order / Jennifer Brush

Erosion of the liberal order? / Mary Nolan

Postscript / Ingo Trauschweize.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780821447321

0821447327

OCLC:

1224044548