The Cold War and the Détente Period Causes and Consequences in the International Bipolar System

Authors

  • Patricio Villegas Hernández Oficina Consular del Ecuador en El Salvador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ccs.v4i1.6022

Keywords:

Distension, Cold War, Superpower, United States, Soviet Union, Contention

Abstract

During the second half of the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union led an arms race that seriously threatened global security. Facing the urgent need to reduce tensions and generate conditions of mutual trust within the framework of the Cold War, relations between the two superpowers experienced a period of détente. This period was mainly characterized by the arrangement of bilateral relations that modified international dynamics and helped to create cordial treatment, commitment and mutual cooperation. The stated matter led to a reconsideration of the foreign policies of the two great powers in the context of the struggle for the dominance of one system over another. This political reconsideration impacted Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, evidencing further interests of the two superpowers on the world’s great panel

Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 4 No. 1 enero-junio 2017; 25-37

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Author Biography

Patricio Villegas Hernández, Oficina Consular del Ecuador en El Salvador

Diplomático de carrera
Magíster en Relaciones Internacionales y Negociaciones Internacionales

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Published

2017-06-29

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Villegas Hernández, P. (2017). The Cold War and the Détente Period Causes and Consequences in the International Bipolar System. Ciencia, Cultura Y Sociedad, 4(1), 25–37. https://doi.org/10.5377/ccs.v4i1.6022

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

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Investigation Article

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