International Cooperation in Cold War Europe
International Cooperation in Cold War Europe

Author: Daniel Stinsky

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-04-08

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1350169048

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Formed in 1947, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was the first postwar international organization dedicated to economic cooperation in Europe. Linking the universalism of the UN to European regionalism, both Cold War superpowers, the USA and the Soviet Union, were founding members of the UNECE. Building on the League of Nations' difficult heritage, and in an increasingly challenging political environment, the UNECE's mission was to facilitate European cooperation transcending the boundaries set by the Cold War . With a number of competitor organizations set against it, the UNECE managed to carve out a niche for itself, setting norms and standards that still have an impact on the everyday lives of millions in Europe and beyond today. Working against an overwhelming geopolitical trend, UNECE succeeded in bridging the Cold War divide on several occasions, and maintained a broad system of contacts across the Iron Curtain. This book provides a unique study of this important but hitherto under-researched international organization. Incorporating research on the Cold War, the history of internationalism and European integration, Stinsky weaves these different threads of historical enquiry into a single analytical narrative.

Subregional Cooperation in the New Europe
Subregional Cooperation in the New Europe

Author: Andrew Cottey

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1999-04-12

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1349271942

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Based on a major international research project undertaken by The Institute for East West Studies, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of an important, but little explored, feature of post-Cold War Europe: the emergence of subregional cooperation in areas such as the Barents, the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and the Black Sea. It analyses the role of subregional cooperation in the new Europe, provides detailed case studies of the new subregional groups and examines their relations with NATO and the European Union.

Constructing South East Europe
Constructing South East Europe

Author: Dimitar Bechev

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0230306314

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Regional cooperation has become a distinctive feature of the Balkans, an area known for its turbulent politics. Exploring the origins and dynamics of this change, this book highlights the transformative power of the EU and other international actors.

The Real Brain Drain
The Real Brain Drain

Author: S. P. Sukhatme

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780863114519

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This Book Analyses The Outflow Of Highly Qualified And Talented Human Capital From Underdeveloped Countries Where It Can Make Significant Contributions To The National Welfare Of Developed Countries, Which Are Already Well Supplied With Trained Personnel. Logical Understanding Of The Brain-Drain Process Is Attempted On The Basis Of Response Settled Abroad. The Estimates Of The Magnitude Of The Brain Drain Are Based On Some Systematic Studies Conducted At Iit, Bombay. This Work Also Distinguishes Between The `Real` And The `Apparent` Brain Drain.

Planning in Cold War Europe
Planning in Cold War Europe

Author: Michel Christian

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 3110532409

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The idea of planning economy and engineering social life has often been linked with Communist regimes’ will of control. However, the persuasion that social and economic processes could and should be regulated was by no means limited to them. Intense debates on these issues developed already during the First World War in Europe and became globalized during the World Economic crisis. During the Cold War, such discussions fuelled competition between two models of economic and social organisation but they also revealed the convergences and complementarities between them. This ambiguity, so often overlooked in histories of the Cold War, represents the central issue of the book organized around three axes. First, it highlights how know-how on planning circulated globally and were exchanged by looking at international platforms and organizations. The volume then closely examines specificities of planning ideas and projects in the Communist and Capitalist World. Finally, it explores East-West channels generated by exchanges around issues of planning which functioned irrespective of the Iron Curtain and were exported in developing countries. The volume thus contributes to two fields undergoing a process of profound reassessment: the history of modernisation and of the Cold War.