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West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968–1974

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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 Europe’s oldest authoritarian regime and most persistent colonial empire. This book examines the wide-ranging, often contradictory motivations and actions that shaped this policy, as well as its implications for our understanding of the evolution of each state’s diplomacy. By shedding new light on the relationship between the two countries, this study can hopefully contribute to a more informed and nuanced discussion of both Germany’s and Portugal’s recent history.

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Lopes, R. (2014). Introduction. In: West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968–1974. Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137402080_1

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