Pt. 1. Beginnings: An invitation
Period of innocence: the transition
The conviction of an aprrentice statesman
Pt. 2. 1969: The start of the journey: European journey
Opening moves with Moscow
Defense policy and strategy
Words and shadows: evolution of Middle East strategy
The uneasy alliance: Europe and the United States
Pt. 3. 1970-1971: From turmoil to hope: The war widens
The Soviet riddle: Europe, SALT, and a summit hot and cold
The Autumn of crises: Jordan
The Autumn of Crises: Soviet Submarine base at Cienfuegos
The Autumn of Crises: Chile
US-Soviet relations: breakthrough on two fronts
The tilt: The India-Pakistan crisis of 1971
Crisis in the Alliance: the Mansfield amendment and the economic confrontation
Vietnam 1970-71: forcing Hanoi's hand
Pt. 4. 1972: From war to peace: Nixon's trip to China
Hanoi throws the dice: the Vietnam spring offensive
The secret trip to Moscow
The showdown: mining of North Vietnamese harbors
From stalemate to breakthrough
The troubled road to peace