Presentation Title

Looking East, Looking North

Panel Name

World Politics, World Economies: Crises, Revolutions, Evolving Relationships

Location

Lecture Center 12

Start Date

3-5-2019 3:15 PM

End Date

3-5-2019 4:45 PM

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Academic Major

Political Science

Abstract

Diplomatic relationships between countries are key to upholding peace and security, especially in the recent political climate. This paper reviews the diplomatic relationships between the East-Asian country, China, and the Northern European country, Norway in relation to the two superpowers, USSR and the United States in the period between 1960 and 1980, as well as the relationship the two countries have towards each other. The paper will discuss significant events which shaped Chinese and Norwegian international relations in regard to the Cold War, and we will identify tensions of the aftermath of the Cold War and how breaches in diplomatic trust can create catastrophic results. Lastly, we will briefly review the Chinese and Norwegian political interactions during the Cold War, as China is a full communist country and Norway as a co-founding country of NATO. By conducting this research, we are assessing the importance of international relations, and by looking into two countries which rarely are reviewed together we hope to discover interesting aspects of the Cold War which has been overlooked in both historical and political academia.

First Faculty Advisor

Dr. Camelia Lenart

First Advisor Email

ilenart@albany.edu

First Advisor Department

History Department

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Looking East, Looking North

Lecture Center 12

Diplomatic relationships between countries are key to upholding peace and security, especially in the recent political climate. This paper reviews the diplomatic relationships between the East-Asian country, China, and the Northern European country, Norway in relation to the two superpowers, USSR and the United States in the period between 1960 and 1980, as well as the relationship the two countries have towards each other. The paper will discuss significant events which shaped Chinese and Norwegian international relations in regard to the Cold War, and we will identify tensions of the aftermath of the Cold War and how breaches in diplomatic trust can create catastrophic results. Lastly, we will briefly review the Chinese and Norwegian political interactions during the Cold War, as China is a full communist country and Norway as a co-founding country of NATO. By conducting this research, we are assessing the importance of international relations, and by looking into two countries which rarely are reviewed together we hope to discover interesting aspects of the Cold War which has been overlooked in both historical and political academia.