Détente and the Nixon Doctrine
American Foreign Policy and the Pursuit of Stability, 1969-1976

Although many volumes have been written on the Nixon–Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine.

Robert S. Litwak (Author)

9780521338349, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 August 1986

244 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg

'Cast in a fine historical context, Litwak's interpretation is fresh and challenging.' America

Although many volumes have been written on the Nixon–Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine. Enunciated by President Nixon in July 1969, the Nixon Doctrine established the basis not only for the subsequent American withdrawal from Vietnam, but also, more broadly, for US security policy towards the Third World. Along with US–Soviet detente, it stood as one of the two central elements of the Nixon–Kissinger diplomatic strategy.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. America as the night-watchman state, 1947–1968
2. Charting the Nixon-Kissinger strategy
3. The Nixon-Kissinger strategy: 1. Defining the 'limited adversary relationship', 1969–1973
4. The Nixon-Kissinger strategy: 2. The limits of politico-military retrenchment
5. The Nixon-Kissinger strategy: 3. Detente and the dilemmas of strategic management, 1973–1976
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]