West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968–1974
Between Cold War and Colonialism
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Rui Lopes
Modern History
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Conclusion
The defining feature of West German policy towards the Estado Novo during the governments headed by Willy Brandt and Marcelo Caetano was its ambiguity. This final chapter draws together elements from across the b...
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Introduction
Behind West German policy towards the Portuguese dictatorship between 1968 and 1974 lies the story of how the emblematic governments led by social democrat Chancellor Willy Brandt came to deal with Western Eur...
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The Domestic Front: Facing the ‘Tribunal’
The FRG’s behaviour towards Portugal was not only dictated by international factors, but also crucially by corresponding domestic pressures. Moving from the edges of public discourse to the mainstream, this ch...
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The Military Front: The Price of ‘Germanic Greatness’
If the FRG’s economic relations with the Caetano dictatorship carried with them political implications, this was even more pronounced in the case of military relations, especially given the state of warfare in...
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The Parallel Front: Either Weapons or Coffins
Having examined the formal policy of the Bonn government towards the Caetano dictatorship, this book has repeatedly noted that the SPD as a party established its own alternative foreign policy regarding Portug...
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The International Front: An ‘Insult to Africa’ and Other Offences
Although greatly overshadowed by neue Ostpolitik, Bonn’s policy towards the Caetano regime was nonetheless subjected to considerable external scrutiny. This chapter assesses the ways in which Bonn saw its policy ...
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The Economic Front: From Außenwirtschaft to Außenpolitik
The increasingly controversial image of the Caetano regime posed a challenge to the already mentioned formula of ‘separation between foreign trade (Außenwirtschaft) and foreign policy (Außenpolitik)’. In order to...
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The Diplomatic Front: Trapped by the ‘Typical Dilemma’
Diplomacy brought together the various dimensions of the West German-Portuguese relationship, setting a general atmosphere for Bonn’s official approach to the Caetano regime. In order to assess the evolution o...
