The Reagan Administration: A Reconstruction of American Strength?

Contents
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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?
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