The United States, the Soviet Union and the geopolitical implications of the origins of the Cold War / by Nicolas Lewkowicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewkowicz, Nicolas, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

International organization--History--20th century.

International organization.

Geopolitics--History--20th century.

Geopolitics.

Cold War--History.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2018.

Summary:

'The United States, the Soviet Union and the Geopolitical Implications of the Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1949' examines the geopolitical implications of the process of institutionalization of the international order that took place in the aftermath of World War Two. The book argues that the origins of the Cold War should not be seen from the perspective of a magnified spectrum of conflict but should be regarded as a process by which the superpowers attempted to forge a normative framework capable of sustaining their geopolitical needs and interests in the post-war scenario.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half-title

Title page

Copyright information

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter (1-9)

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 The Confluence of the Metapolitical, Institutionalist and Geopolitical...

1.2 Chapter Outline

Chapter Two The Institutionalization of the Postwar International Order

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Conventional Explanations of the Origins of the Cold War

2.3 A Geopolitical Perspective on the Origins of the Cold War

2.4 The Institutionalization of the Postwar International Order

2.5 Conclusion

Chapter Three The German Question and the Deinstitutionalization of the International Political System (1871-1945)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The Importance of the German Question in the European Political Spectrum

3.3 The German Question and the Advent of Nazism

3.4 The Expansionist Drive of Nazi Germany

3.5 Conclusion

Chapter Four The Patterns of the Institutionalization of the Cold War International Order

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Great-Power Management as an Instrument of Institutionalization

4.3 The Redefinition of the Concept of Sovereignty and Its Influence on the Spectrum of Institutionalization

4.4 The Bipolar Balance of Power as an Instrument of Institutionalization

4.5 Conclusion

Chapter Five American Geopolitical Interests in Western europe

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Hierarchical Ordering of the Postwar International Order and the "Grand Design" of Economic Intervention

5.3 The Prospect of Social Upheaval and the Spectrum of Economic Intervention

5.4 Intervention as a Functional Mechanism for the Attainment of a Geopolitical Settlement in Europe

5.5 Intervention as an Instrument for the Establishment of a Collective Identity in the Postwar Era

5.6 Conclusion.

Chapter Six The Role of Ideology in the Scheme of Intervention Exercised by the United States in Western Europe

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Liberalism, Occidentalism and American Exceptionalism and the Deployment...

6.3 The Policy of Containment and the Institutionalization of the Postwar International Order

6.4 The Truman Doctrine and Its Role in the Institutionalization of the Postwar International Order

6.5 Conclusion

Chapter Seven Soviet Security Needs and the Institutionalization of the Postwar International Order

7.1 Introduction

7.2 The Articulation of Soviet Security Needs as an Element of Institutionalization

7.3 The Establishment of a Geopolitical Foothold in Germany and a Buffer Zone in Eastern Europe

7.4 The "National Front" Strategy and Its Role in the Legitimization of the Communist Political System in Eastern Europe

7.5 Conclusion

Chapter Eight Communist Ideology and the Formulation of Soviet Foreign Policy in The Postwar era

8.1 Introduction

8.2 The Strengthening of Communist Ideology in the Aftermath of World War II

8.3 The Spectrum of Cooperation between Communist Ideology and the Western World

8.4 Metapolitical Influences on Soviet Thinking

8.5 Subordination of Ideology to the Political Realities of the Postwar Era

8.6 Conclusion

Chapter Nine Conclusion: The Geopolitical Implications of The Origins of The Cold War

9.1 Introduction

9.2 The Interaction between the Concepts of Order and Justice

9.3 The Push for a Greater Spectrum of European Unity

9.4 The Equilibrium between Order and Hegemony

9.5 The Role of Intervention in the Maintenance of an Institutionalized Geopolitical Order

9.6 Conclusion

End Matter

Bibliography

Archival Sources

Published Archival Sources

Primary Sources

Web Sources

Secondary Sources

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783088010

178308801X

9781783088003

1783088001

OCLC:

1060524202