Emergence of Détente in Europe

Arne Hofmann has taught history and diplomacy at Queen Mary, University of London, King's College London and the LSE. His current interests lie in the international history of the West since 1945.

• Introduction Part 1: Willy Brandt and John F. Kennedy, 1960–1963 1. ‘New Frontier’: From the Kennedy Campaign to the First Meeting, 1960 – March 1961 2. ‘Almost Like Brothers’?: The First Meeting Between the Mayor and the President, March 1961 3. ‘Essentials’?: From the First Meeting to the Berlin Wall 4. ‘Mending Wall’: Brandt, Kennedy, Johnson and the Berlin Wall 5. In Search of a Modus Vivendi: Willy Brandt and Kennedy’s Quest for a Berlin Agreement 6. From Crisis to Détente: The Autumn of 1962 7. ‘Nineteen Sixty-Three’: The Pinnacle of the Brandt–Kennedy Alliance and the First Steps Towards Détente Part 2: Small Steps Towards New Frontiers? Values, Ideas, Concepts and the Emergence of a Détente Strategy 1. From World View to Détente Strategy: Coexistence, Transformation and Conceptual Concordance 2. The Intricacies of the Status Quo: Modes of Change and Conceptual Difference 3. Towards a New German Policy: Dealing with the East and Conceptual Adaptation Part 3: Domestic and International Politics Between Berlin, Bonn and Washington 1. Playing the Triangle 2. Selling Candidates and Policies: Images, Campaigning and the Promotion of a New Policy. Conclusion