“This book examines the US
foreign policy of differentiation towards the socialist regimes of Eastern
Europe as it was implemented by various administrations towards Ceausescu’s
Romania from 1969 to 1980.
Drawing from multi-archival research from both US and
Romanian sources, this is the first comprehensive analysis of differentiation
and shows that Washington’s Eastern European policy in the 1970s was more
nuanced than the common East vs. West narrative suggests. By examining systemic
Cold War factors such as the rise of détente between the two superpowers and
the role of agency, the study deals with the dynamics that shaped the evolution
of American-Romanian relations after Bucharest’s opening towards the West, and
the subsequent embrace of this initiative by Washington as an instrument to
undermine the unity of the Soviet bloc. Furthermore, it revises interpretations
about Carter’s celebrated human rights policy based on the Romanian case,
pointing towards a remarkable continuity between the three administrations
under examination (Nixon, Ford and Carter). By doing so, this study contributes
to the field by highlighting a largely neglected aspect of US foreign policy
and uncovers the subtleties of Washington’s relations with one of the most
vigorous actors of the Eastern European bloc.”
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