Konflikt und kooperation zwischen ost und west by Gerhard WettigReview by: John C. CampbellForeign Affairs, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Spring, 1982), p. 969Published by: Council on Foreign RelationsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20041234 .

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With characteristic thoroughness, drawing on all the pertinent Western and Soviet writings, Wettig gives a review and critique of the concepts which have

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