| Great Power Politics and the Struggle over Austria, 1945–1955 In this account of an unusual episode in the Cold War, Audrey Kurth Cronin examines the negotiations over Austria and the Soviet Union's sudden and surprising decision to withdraw its troops and accept the country as a neutral Western state, after having rejected any settlement for eight years. Audrey Kurth Cronin is Trustees Professor of Security and Technology and Director of the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University. |