A strained partnership?

This is the first monograph-length study that charts the coercive diplomacy of the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford as practised against their British ally in order to persuade Edward Heath’s government to follow a more amenable course throughout the ‘Year of Europe’ and to convince...

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description This is the first monograph-length study that charts the coercive diplomacy of the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford as practised against their British ally in order to persuade Edward Heath’s government to follow a more amenable course throughout the ‘Year of Europe’ and to convince Harold Wilson’s governments to lessen the severity of proposed defence cuts. Such diplomacy proved effective against Heath but rather less so against Wilson. It is argued that relations between the two sides were often strained, indeed, to the extent that the most ‘special’ elements of the relationship were suspended. Yet, the relationship also witnessed considerable co-operation. This book offers new perspectives on US and UK policy towards British membership of the European Economic Community; demonstrates how US détente policies created strain; reveals the temporary shutdown of US-UK intelligence and nuclear co-operation, and re-evaluates the US-UK relationship throughout the IMF Crisis.
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International relations
Politics
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Harold Wilson
IMF Crisis
diplomacy
US-UK relations
US-UK relationship
special relationship
transatlantic relations
foreign policy
1969-1977
nuclear co-operation
Edward Heath
Europe
European Economic Community
Henry Kissinger
London
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
NATO
Soviet Union
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A strained partnership?
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International relations
Politics
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Harold Wilson
IMF Crisis
diplomacy
US-UK relations
US-UK relationship
special relationship
transatlantic relations
foreign policy
1969-1977
nuclear co-operation
Edward Heath
Europe
European Economic Community
Henry Kissinger
London
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
NATO
Soviet Union
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International relations
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Gerald Ford
Harold Wilson
IMF Crisis
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US-UK relations
US-UK relationship
special relationship
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nuclear co-operation
Edward Heath
Europe
European Economic Community
Henry Kissinger
London
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NATO
Soviet Union
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