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Détente is a French term, meaning a relaxing or easing; the term has been used in international politics since the early 1970s. Generally, it may be applied to any international ...
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Détente, policy toward a rival nation or bloc of nations characterized by increased diplomatic, commercial, and cultural contact and a desire to reduce tensions, as through negotiations or talks.

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attempt by superpowers to ease tensions in the 1970s and 1980s, see Cold War: The Cold War Outside Europe; Yuri Andropov; Leonid Brezhnev; Nikolay Bulganin; United States (History): End of the Cold War

advantage of détente for European nations during the Cold War, see North Atlantic Treaty Organization: History; Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Eastern bloc's role in détente, see Josip Broz Tito: Leadership of Yugoslavia; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Détente; Leonid Brezhnev

effect of détente on attitude toward espionage, see Espionage: Late 20th Century

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