Tulli, Umberto

A Precarious Equilibrium Human Rights and détente in Jimmy Carter's Soviet Policy Umberto Tulli - Manchester Manchester University Press 2021 - 232 S.

Introduction1 Setting the Stage for a Human Rights Policy2 Human Rights and the 1976 Presidential Election3 Firmness Abroad; Consensus at Home, 1977-1978.4 Coping with Critics: the Choice in Favour of Quiet Diplomacy, 1978. 5 Critics' Triumph: Quiet Diplomacy, SALT II and the Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-1980.Conclusions -- .

Human rights and detente inextricably intertwined during Carter's years. By promoting human rights in the USSR, Carter sought to build a domestic consensus for detente; through bipolar dialogue, he tried to advance human rights in the USSR. But, human rights contributed to the erosion of detente without achieving a lasting domestic consensus. -- .

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Carter, Jimmy <1924->


1977-1981


Menschenrechtspolitik


Sowjetunion
USA