Britain and the Unification of Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7820248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allan Hovey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 323-337 |
| Publication date | 1955-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8183 • E-ISSN: 1531-5088 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002081830002289x |
| OpenAlex | W2116158205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
On August 30, 1954, a close vote on a motion to prevent debate in the French National Assembly consigned to history a spectacular scheme for the unification; of western Europe. The defeat of the European Defense Community (EDC) precipitated a seven-week crisis in the western world that only adroit diplomacy, spurred by a sense of desperation, could overcome. In the ensuing conferences of London (September 28— October 3) and Paris (October 20–23), the foreign ministers accomplished two vital purposes. They salvaged the Atlantic alliance and they brought Adenauer's; Germany into the family of free nations
Alliance · Diplomacy · Economic history · Political science · Politics · Unification · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.01 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1956 - 1956 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |