Liviu Horovitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5792984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liviu Horovitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liviu |
| FAMILY NAME | Horovitz |
| SIGNATURE | HOROVITZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for European Studies (IES), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3471-2009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Britain's Opposition to German Reunification, 1989–1990
Great Britain had no interest in a reunified Germany, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), in a secret discussion in Moscow in September 1989.1 After the Berlin Wall abruptly opened in November 1989, Thatcher, acting against the advice of a majority within the British foreign policy elite, assiduously plotted within and outside the Western allianc…
Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus? Motivations and Consequences
Russia’s Failed Nuclear Coercion Against Ukraine
During the summer of 1945, Harry Truman intuitively came to believe in the effectiveness of nuclear coercion. The Soviet Union would have to cave in to US nuclear might, the President thought. Washington could organize Europe (and the world) as it saw fit against Moscow's wishes, and regional conventional superiority if necessary, given that nuclear mushroom clouds would soon reveal American destructive supremacy. He was flabbergasted a few month…
Our Man
The overlooked importance of economics
This paper shows that, during 1991–1992, the George H.W. Bush Administration settled to pursue NATO enlargement in order to ensure both stability in and influence over Europe. Both were necessary subsidiary objectives towards achieving long-term security aims and the medium-term goal of furthering American prosperity. Bush officials concluded that European instability, protectionism, and self-absorption could menace US-led economic globalization.…
When the world seemed new
Jeffrey Engel’s When the World Seemed New makes this poor political scientist jealous. Its 25 chapters are a pleasure to read. The story flows quickly, moving seamlessly from tense discussions at t
Rising titans, falling giants
Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson's important book on Great Powers is a valuable contribution to research on the behaviour of the world's most important actors. Shifrinson has written an eminently readable book. His theory is elegant, his case-studies are well argued and his analysis is both clear and nimble. Most important, however, he is setting new standards for qualitative research. Gone are the quickly written empirical chapters of yesteryear—r…
Beyond Pessimism
This article questions the predominantly pessimistic assessments over the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). After analysing available evidence on states’ interests and interactions within the NPT’s framework, it argues that several negative expectations are unwarranted. Conversely, the article identifies three potentially threatening scenarios. Therefore, it scrutinizes the likely impact of reactive nuclear p…
A Detour Strategy for the Test Ban Treaty
Rising titans, falling giants
Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson's important book on Great Powers is a valuable contribution to research on the behaviour of the world's most important actors. Shifrinson has written an eminently readable book. His theory is elegant, his case-studies are well argued and his analysis is both clear and nimble. Most important, however, he is setting new standards for qualitative research. Gone are the quickly written empirical chapters of yesteryear—r…
Russia’s Failed Nuclear Coercion Against Ukraine
During the summer of 1945, Harry Truman intuitively came to believe in the effectiveness of nuclear coercion. The Soviet Union would have to cave in to US nuclear might, the President thought. Washington could organize Europe (and the world) as it saw fit against Moscow's wishes, and regional conventional superiority if necessary, given that nuclear mushroom clouds would soon reveal American destructive supremacy. He was flabbergasted a few month…
The overlooked importance of economics
This paper shows that, during 1991–1992, the George H.W. Bush Administration settled to pursue NATO enlargement in order to ensure both stability in and influence over Europe. Both were necessary subsidiary objectives towards achieving long-term security aims and the medium-term goal of furthering American prosperity. Bush officials concluded that European instability, protectionism, and self-absorption could menace US-led economic globalization.…
Beyond Pessimism
This article questions the predominantly pessimistic assessments over the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). After analysing available evidence on states’ interests and interactions within the NPT’s framework, it argues that several negative expectations are unwarranted. Conversely, the article identifies three potentially threatening scenarios. Therefore, it scrutinizes the likely impact of reactive nuclear p…
A Detour Strategy for the Test Ban Treaty
Beyond Pessimism
This article questions the predominantly pessimistic assessments over the future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). After analysing available evidence on states’ interests and interactions within the NPT’s framework, it argues that several negative expectations are unwarranted. Conversely, the article identifies three potentially threatening scenarios. Therefore, it scrutinizes the likely impact of reactive nuclear p…
When the world seemed new
Jeffrey Engel’s When the World Seemed New makes this poor political scientist jealous. Its 25 chapters are a pleasure to read. The story flows quickly, moving seamlessly from tense discussions at t
Rising titans, falling giants
Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson's important book on Great Powers is a valuable contribution to research on the behaviour of the world's most important actors. Shifrinson has written an eminently readable book. His theory is elegant, his case-studies are well argued and his analysis is both clear and nimble. Most important, however, he is setting new standards for qualitative research. Gone are the quickly written empirical chapters of yesteryear—r…
Our Man
The overlooked importance of economics
This paper shows that, during 1991–1992, the George H.W. Bush Administration settled to pursue NATO enlargement in order to ensure both stability in and influence over Europe. Both were necessary subsidiary objectives towards achieving long-term security aims and the medium-term goal of furthering American prosperity. Bush officials concluded that European instability, protectionism, and self-absorption could menace US-led economic globalization.…
Russia’s Failed Nuclear Coercion Against Ukraine
During the summer of 1945, Harry Truman intuitively came to believe in the effectiveness of nuclear coercion. The Soviet Union would have to cave in to US nuclear might, the President thought. Washington could organize Europe (and the world) as it saw fit against Moscow's wishes, and regional conventional superiority if necessary, given that nuclear mushroom clouds would soon reveal American destructive supremacy. He was flabbergasted a few month…
Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus? Motivations and Consequences
Britain's Opposition to German Reunification, 1989–1990
Great Britain had no interest in a reunified Germany, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), in a secret discussion in Moscow in September 1989.1 After the Berlin Wall abruptly opened in November 1989, Thatcher, acting against the advice of a majority within the British foreign policy elite, assiduously plotted within and outside the Western allianc…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic history (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)