Fenwick, Millicent (1910-1992), politician

Schapiro, Amy

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“…Fenwick was horrified by the woman's premature aging, apparently caused by her struggle. 28 Upon returning from that visit in September 1975, Fenwick introduced bill 9466 in the house of representatives to create the US commission on security and cooperation in Europe. It met with resistance from Kissinger, who wanted to prevent congress from meddling in his foreign policy arena.…”

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Human Beings over Systems

Rhéaume¹

2008

International Journal

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In a study of Russian literature spanning one century, author Tristan Landry demonstrates, interestingly, that Stalin's great purges of 1936-38 did not come about ex nihilo. Murdering people in the hundreds of thousands was made easier by a Begriffsfeld-a "notional field," as Landry calls it, which had developed in successive layers over decades, and which permitted the lives of individuals to be disposed of for the sake of a common objective. 1 In that context, the value of an individual's life was equated with its degree of social utility. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, for one, however, remains convinced of a noteworthy distinction between the old regime in Russia-whose inhabitants were not constrained in their choices-and communist rule in the Charles Rhéaume is a historian with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. His book on the history of western scientists' reactions to Andrei Sakharov's human rights struggle in the Soviet Union was awarded a prize from the Institute of France in 2005.

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Human Beings over Systems

Rhéaume¹

2008

International Journal

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“…The Los Angeles Times regarded it as '' probably Mr. Ford's most impressive speech.'' 57 Nevertheless, Ford's speech did not diminish the disapproving editorial coverage of the trip and the Final Act, and the enduring controversy testified to the Ford administration's inability to frame the agreement as in American national interests. As Kissinger noted, Ford faced a difficult challenge in Helsinki :…”

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“Jerry, Don't Go”: Domestic Opposition to the 1975 Helsinki Final Act

Snyder

2009

J. Am. Stud.

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Though now seen as a key turning point in the Cold War, the 1975 Helsinki Final Act provoked considerable opposition in the United States. The principal line of criticism was that the United States had given away too much in the negotiations and had required little of the Soviets. The Helsinki Final Act initially was unpopular domestically with Eastern European ethnic groups as well as members of Congress due to concerns about its implications for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Soviet presence in Eastern Europe. At the root of many of these complaints was a larger critique of United States President Gerald Ford's policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Understanding the sources of opposition to the Helsinki Final Act in the United States illuminates the potential conflict between foreign policy formulation and domestic politics, and it reflects the Ford administration's inability to explain his support for the agreement to the American public. Furthermore, the controversy engendered by the Helsinki Final Act illustrates how contentious Cold War politics remained even in an era of supposed détente with the Soviet Union and demonstrates the extent to which the pact's long-term benefits were unforeseen by participants at the time. The Ford administration was never able to counter condemnation of the Helsinki Final Act sufficiently, enhancing existing skepticism about his leadership and policy toward the Soviet Union.

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Fenwick, Millicent (1910-1992), politician

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Human Beings over Systems

Human Beings over Systems

“Jerry, Don't Go”: Domestic Opposition to the 1975 Helsinki Final Act

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