Helga Haftendorn & Jakob Schissler 
The Reagan Administration [PDF ebook] 
A Reconstruction of American Strength?

Frontmatter – Contents – Abbreviations – Introduction – I. Domestic and International Setting – Toward a Reconstruction of American Strength: A New Era in the Claim to Global Leadership? – Political Culture and the Reagan Administration – Reconstruction of Economic Strength? The (Foreign) Economic Policy of the Reagan Administration – II. Agenda Setting – Ronald Reagan and his Rhetoric in Foreign Policy – Security Policy and the Opponents of Détente – Moral Containment of Military Challenge: The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Union – III. Decision-Making – Military Buildup Without a Strategy: The Defense Policy of the Reagan Administration and the Response by Congress – Decision in March: The Genesis of the “Star Wars” Speech and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SD) – The Reagan Administration’s Policy on Technology Controls: The Conflict of Economic Interests and Security Principles – The Lost Opportunity of the “Walk in the Woods: Motives and Calculations of U.S. Decision Makers – Farewell to SALT II – IV. Case Studies – The Impact of the War Powers Resolution on Crisis Decision Making – The Reagan Administration’s Strategic Arms Control Policy: The Meaning of “Deep Cuts” – U.S. Policy in COCOM – The Collapse of “Constructive Engagement”: U.S. Foreign Policy in Southern Africa – V. Conclusion – Reconstruction of American Strength? – Bibliography – Authors – Backmatter