The Legacy of the Cold War

Perspectives on Security, Cooperation, and Conflict

Preface by Mark Kramer Contributions by Malcolm Byrne research director, the Na, Huang Yuxing, Lawrence S. Kaplan emeritus director, Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union St, Vincent Keating, William R. Keylor Boston University, Douglas Craig, Vojtech Mastny, Robert J. McMahon The Ohio State University, Daniel Möckli, Willlem van Eekelen, Andreas Wenger, Nicholas Wheeler, Zhu Liqun Edited by Vojtech Mastny, Zhu Liqun

Publication date:

16 December 2013

Length of book:

388 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

239x159mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780739187890

The unexpected end of the protracted conflict has been a sobering experience for scholars. No theory had anticipated how the Cold War would be terminated, and none should also be relied upon to explicate its legacy. But instead of relying on preconceived formulas to project past developments, taking a historical perspective to explain their causes and consequences allows one to better understand trends and their long-term significance. The present book takes such perspective, focusing on the evolution of security, its substance as well as its perception, the concurrent development of alliances and other cooperative structures for security, and their effectiveness in managing conflicts.

In The Legacy of the Cold War Vojtech Mastny and Zhu Liqun bring together scholars to examine the worldwide effects of the Cold War on international security. Focusing on regions where the Cold War made the most enduring impact―the Euro-Atlantic area and East Asia―historians, political scientists, and international relations scholars explore alliances and other security measures during the Cold War and how they carry over into the twenty-first century.

Preface, Mark Kramer
Introduction, Vojtech Mastny

Chapter 1: The Cold War’s Legacy for International Security: A Historical Overview, Vojtech Mastny
Chapter 2: Concepts and Practices of Cooperative Security: Building Trust in the International System, Vincent Keating and Nicholas Wheeler

Part I: The Western Experience
Chapter 3: The United Nations’ Record as the Guardian of Global Cooperative Security, William R. Keylor
Chapter 4: NATO: An Atypical Alliance and Its Longevity, Lawrence S. Kaplan
Chapter 5: The Warsaw Pact: The Trajectory of a Hegemonic Alliance, Malcolm Byrne
Chapter 6: The Construction of Europe’s Security Policy: Slow but Steady, Willlem van Eekelen
Chapter 7: The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe as a Regional Model, Andreas Wenger and Daniel Möckli

Part II: The Asian Experience
Chapter 8: Fragile Alliances: America’s Security Relationships in Cold War Asia, Robert J. McMahon
Chapter 9: Security Cooperation in the Sino-Soviet Alliance and Its Failure, Lorenz Lüthi
Chapter 10: China’s Security and Use of Force: Lessons from the Cold War, Huang Yuxing
Chapter 11: China’s Cold War Experience and Its New Security Concept, Zhu Liqun

Postscript: In Midterm Perspective, Vojtech Mastny and Zhu Liqun

The Legacy of the Cold War is an impressive piece of scholarship. Vojtech Mastny, Liqun Zhu, and their collaborators range widely and skillfully across the international landscape of more than six decades. They explore the conflicts shaping post-war Europe and Asia, and then weigh the effects of this history on the continued quest for international security in a transformed world. This is a volume of unusual scope and depth and deserves the widest possible audience among students of strategy, comparative history, and international institutions.