Table of Contents

Introduction. Helmut Schmidt, George Shultz and the Longevity of Détente 1. Trade and the Resilience of Détente. Helmut Schmidt and the Economic Dimension of Ostpolitik, 1974-1976 2. Ostpolitik as "Diplomatic Cathedral Building". Détente in Europe and the Crisis in US-Soviet Relations, 1977-1979 3. Trade against the Return of the Cold War. The Construction of the Urengoy Pipeline and the Long Détente, 1980-1982 4. Gardening and Reengagement. US-Soviet Cooperation and the Transformation of East-West Relations Amidst Crisis, 1983-1985 Conclusion and Outlook. Very Long Détente instead of Cold War Endgame

About the Author

Stephan Kieninger is an independent historian and the author of Dynamic Détente: The United States and Europe, 1964–1975 (2016).