CONF./CFP- U.S.-Soviet Relations, October 22-23, 2007, Washington, D.C.

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CONF./CFP- U.S.-Soviet Relations, October 22-23, 2007, Washington, D.C.

Posted by: Evan N. Dawley <dawleyen@state.gov>

Call For Papers

U.S. Department of State Announces a
Conference on U.S.-Soviet Relations in the Era of Détente, 1969-1976

Washington, D.C., October 22-23, 2007

The U.S. Department of State will hold a scholarly conference on
October 22-23, 2007, on U.S. Relations with the Soviet Union in the
Era of Détente, 1969-1976. The conference will be hosted by the
Office of the Historian in the Bureau of Public Affairs, and will take
place in the new George C. Marshall Conference Center at the U.S.
Department of State in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature
keynote presentations on U.S.-Russian relations by Department of State
principals and comments from former diplomats and senior scholars from
both the United States and Russia. The conference will also include
scholarly sessions that complement the forthcoming release of
Soviet-American Relations: The Détente Years, 1969-1972, a joint
documentary publication undertaken by the Office of the Historian of
the U.S. Department of State and the Historical-Records Department of
the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Program Committee invites proposals for original papers dealing
with the geopolitical and strategic implications of détente from 1969
to 1976. We particularly encourage submissions that draw on recently
opened archival collections. Possible themes include, but are not limited to:

- The development of the concept of "linkage" and its implementation
- The U.S.-Soviet dialogue relating to the war in Vietnam
- U.S.-Soviet relations and international security, including the
Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War and the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks (SALT)
- U.S.-Soviet relations and the Middle East, including the 1973 October War
- Détente and Europe, including Germany and Berlin, Mutual Balanced
Force Reductions (MBFR), and the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and the Helsinki Accords
- The development of triangular diplomacy among the United States,
the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China
- U.S.-Soviet relations and the Third World, including southern Africa
- Economic, cultural, ecological, and scientific issues in
U.S.-Soviet bilateral relations
- Détente and U.S. domestic politics, including the critics of détente

The Program Committee may form panels loosely by historical period
(1969-1973; 1974-1976) or by theme, and potential contributors may
wish to focus their topics accordingly. Paper proposals (abstract and
c.v.; proposals must be in English, which is the language of the
conference) should be sent, via e-mail or fax, before June 1, 2007 to:

Dr. Amy Garrett, Program Committee Chair, Office of the Historian
e-mail: garrettac@state.gov; fax: 202-663-1289

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