Transatlantic Détente. The Relation between the American Intervention in Chile and Transatlantic Relations
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2022-08-17
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This thesis examines the effects the American intervention in Chile had on transatlantic relations between the Netherlands and the United States in light of détente. In the second half of the 1960s and the 1970s the United States intervened in Chilean politics, creating circumstances in which a military coup could take place.
Examining primary literature such as reports, personal memoirs, as well as studying secondary literature, this thesis demonstrates that the American intervention in Chile did affect transatlantic relations. It argues that, even though it was not the sole or decisive factor, the intervention in Chile created an anti-American sentiment, friction and frustration in Dutch-American relations. Resulting in conflicts between the two nations regarding defense spending, NATO, and human rights.
Even though the intervention in Chile, among other factors, negatively influenced transatlantic relations, the threat of the Soviet Union proved too real to risk the deterioration of the transatlantic alliance.
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