From Neutrality to Commitment : Dutch Foreign Policy, NATO and European Integration.
Title:
From Neutrality to Commitment : Dutch Foreign Policy, NATO and European Integration.
Author:
Mallinson, William.
ISBN:
9780857712783
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (316 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SETTING THE SCENE -- The Nature of Netherlands Neutrality -- The German Problem and the Effects of the War -- The Commercial Question -- Dutch Territorial and other Claims on Germany -- The Indonesian Factor -- The Role of National Characteristics -- Conclusion -- 2. EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS AND THE GERMAN QUESTION: THE DUTCH APPROACH -- Introduction -- The Netherlands and Europe -- Marshall Aid and the Dutch Dilemma -- Dutch Claims and Frustrations -- European Unity -- Conclusion -- 3. THE QUESTION OF SECURITY AND THE BRUSSELS TREATY ORGANISATION -- Introduction -- The Indonesian Thorn -- The Path to the Brussels Treaty -- The Brussels Treaty - a way of being heard? -- Conclusion -- 4. THE NORTH ATLANTIC ROAD -- Introduction -- Lip Service - The Dutch Position on NATO? -- The Indonesian Complication -- The Dutch Atlantic Attitude -- Conclusion -- 5. FROM THE ATLANTIC TO EUROPE -- Introduction -- Dutch Restraint -- The British Information Campaign -- Slow Realisation of Harsh Realities and Defence Problems -- Trade before Ideology -- Germany and NATO -- The European Angle -- Conclusions -- 6. WHOSE EUROPE? -- Introduction -- The Council of Europe - a weak beginning -- The Schuman Plan -- The Stikker Plan and the British -- Conclusion -- 7. WHOSE DEFENCE? -- Introduction -- The Pleven Plan -- The Dutch View -- The English Disappointment -- Conclusion -- 8. THE ROAD TO A STANDING ARMY -- Introduction -- The Resignation of the Government -- External Pressures and Dutch Indignation -- Stikker's Crisis -- The British and American View -- Conclusion -- 9. TOWARDS COMMITMENT -- Introduction -- Reluctant Participants -- The Dutch Blindness -- Germany and NATO -- A New Enthusiasm for Europe -- Defence - Less Enthusiasm -- Conclusion -- 10. THE EUROPEAN ANSWER.
Introduction -- Germany and Commercial Precedence -- Dutch-British Relations -- EDC Enthusiasm - The Shining Example -- Security through Europe -- No Divorce, because of the Children -- Conclusion -- 11. THE LAST LAUGH -- Introduction -- The Dutch, Europe and the EDC -- The German Angle -- Between EDC and NATO -- Back to NATO -- Conclusion -- 12. CONCLUSIONS -- Notes -- Appendix: list of Missing and Unavailable Files in the National Archives -- Archivalia -- Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Until the mid-twentieth century, the Dutch, with their overseas empire, had managed to stay aloof from the machinations of intra-European fighting. However, the beginning of the Cold War found them persuaded by Britain and the US to break with their independent past, and fit into the emerging Western security system. William Mallinson here considers how major post-war developments in Europe affected Dutch foreign policy, traditionally one of abstentionism, and studies the extent of Dutch influence in post-war Western co-operation. Important landmarks, including the Marshall Plan, Brussels Treaty Organisation, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Council of Europe, Schuman Plan and Pléven Plan, so vital to an understanding of contemporary international relations, are all treated incisively. The book sheds light on defence, foreign and economic policy, treating European developments from a previously neglected angle. In so doing, it provides vital insights into the history of European recovery after World War II and into the development of a postwar international order. _x000D_ _x000D_ 'The work shows in detail, and most incisively, how the Netherlands was strongly encouraged, pushed, even, by Britain, to give up its independent stance, and become part of the Cold War system. It is most relevant for today, given the current debate on European integration and defence questions.' _x000D_ - Vassilis K. Fouskas, Professor of International Relations, University of Piraeus and Editor of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies_x000D_.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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