Two roads to Belgrade: the United States,Great Britain,and the first nonaligned conference |
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Authors: | Robert B Rakove |
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Institution: | Program in International Relations, Stanford University, Stanford, USA |
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Abstract: | In 1961, at the height of the Berlin crisis, the United States and Great Britain simultaneously struggled to adopt effective policies toward the first meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade. While the John F. Kennedy administration initially adopted a policy of standoffishness toward the conference, the government of Harold Macmillan engaged in a campaign of quietly encouraging moderate attendance. Moderate British expectations led to sound policy, whereas the Kennedy administration's inability to develop a coherent outlook and response cost it a priceless opportunity to understand the emerging phenomenon of nonalignment. |
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