James Graham Wilson / State Dept Office of Historian
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
This volume in the acclaimed Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary record of U.S. policy towards the Soviet Union during the opening years of the Reagan administration, covering the critical period from Ronald Reagan’s election in November 1980 to the approval of National Security Decision Directive 75 (NSDD-75) in January 1983.Drawing upon newly declassified records from the White House, Department of State, National Security Council and U.S. intelligence agencies, this authoritative volume reproduces the memoranda, diplomatic telegrams, policy papers and high-level correspondence that shaped American strategy during one of the Cold War’s most significant periods.Major topics include:• Reagan’s early Soviet strategy• Strategic Arms Limitation (SALT) negotiations• National Security Decision Directive 75 (NSDD-75)• NATO nuclear modernisation• The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan• The Polish crisis and martial law• Siberian gas pipeline sanctions• East-West diplomacy• Human rights and Soviet dissidents• White House and State Department policy debates• U.S.-Soviet diplomatic negotiations• Intelligence assessments of Soviet capabilities and intentionsArranged chronologically, the documents allow readers to follow the evolution of U.S. foreign policy through internal policy discussions, diplomatic exchanges, intelligence assessments and presidential decision-making. The volume traces the transition from Secretary of State Alexander Haig to George Shultz, examines key Cold War flashpoints, and concludes with the adoption of NSDD-75, the landmark directive that established the strategic framework for U.S.-Soviet relations throughout much of the 1980s.About the Foreign Relations of the United States SeriesForeign Relations of the United States (FRUS) is the official documentary history of U.S. foreign policy published by the Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Drawing on declassified records from the White House, Department of State, National Security Council, intelligence agencies and other federal departments, the series provides the authoritative primary-source record of American diplomacy and international relations.
