Külpolitika - A Magyar Külügyi Intézet elméleti-politikai folyóirata - 1974 (1. évfolyam)
1974 / 1. szám - A tanulmányok orosz és angol nyelvű tartalmi kivonata
The article discusses some aspects of a conception, considered as a sort of working hypothesis, that might contribute to the institutionalization of this policy, i. e. the setting up of a permanent all-European body. It gives a tentative description of the possible character and tasks of such a body, the creation of which has been encouraged by the socialist countries and specifically suggested in a Czechoslovak proposal submitted to the European security conference in Geneva. All European states, as well as the United States and Canada, could be members of this body. The institution would function on the basis of consensus and would be of a consultative character. Its activities would cover the most important aspects of European international relations and cooperation, i. e. the economic, scientific, technical and cultural spheres. The permanent body, which could be called the Permanent European Consultative Committee, might see to the following tasks: 1. Arranging for regular exchanges of views and opinions. 2. Providing a systematic basis for the exchange of information. 3. Continuously arranging multilateral consultations. 4. Preparing and convening European conferences. 5. Promoting the idea of European security and cooperation, stabilizing the policy of European security and cooperation, clearing the way for its continuous and undisturbed development. 6. Preparing proposals for the member countries to consider. The permanent body would carry on and broaden the institutionalization of the policy of European security and cooperation which, in a general sense, has been going on for some time, and would prepare the way for a genuine and lasting system of security and cooperation in Europe. János Szita: East-West Relations and the Economic and Political Interconnections of the Processes of Integration in Europe In his article, the writer deals with the economic relations that have developed in Europe in recent years. He presents a detailed analysis of the development of relations between the European socialist countries and the advanced capitalist world, with special attention to the strengthening of economic integration. He explains why the socialist countries are interested in expanding relations and indicates why advanced capitalist countries are also displaying a growing interest in this field. None of these possibilities can be realized without political détente, and thus it is particularly important for Europe to achieve political stability. The article shows how the processes of integration have developed in Europe and examines the differences between the CMEA and the Common Market. It raises the question whether their development impedes efforts aimed at expanding East—West relations. The writer stresses that whereas the policy of the CMEA countries is designed to ensure that their cooperation does not isolate them from other parts of the world, the attitude of the Common Market towards non-affiliated countries is not unambiguous and at the present seems to carry within itself the danger of a slowing- down of all-European cooperation in the future. Finally, the writer examines the factors determining the influence of the processes of integration on the economic cooperation of European countries. Among these he stresses in particular the political willingness to encourage the development of cooperation and of bilateral relations between capitalist and socialist countries. He points out that a possibility exists to develop a general all- European system of economic cooperation, organically integrated into the dynamically developing world economic system as a whole. Mihály Simái: On the International Economic Policy of the United States at the Beginning of the Seventies The shift that has taken place in the international balance of forces has affected the foreign policy and international economic policy of the United States in a great many ways. The pattern of relations between America’s international economic policy and its foreign policy is V
