Austria's International Position after the End of the Cold War,

Author

Karlhofer; Ferdinand ; Bischof; G�nter

Year

2013

Publisher

University of New Orleans Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-60801-116-2

Link

Last Update

21-May-2026

Keywords

History ; European Studies

Description

During the Cold War Austria was the superpowers’ “darling” of sorts and saw itself playing a “special role” between East and West. As a Cold War neutral it played a crucial role as a mediator and “bridge builder” between East and West. Vienna was the site of important summit meetings (Kennedy-Khrushchev in 1961, Carter – Brezhnev in 1979), and longrunning arms control conferences (Conventional Force Reduction Talks), as well as becoming the third host (with New York and Geneva) of important United Nations agencies like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Austria was an important player among the Neutral & Non-Aligned...