Romania and the Great Powers (1960-1970)
Relaying on unpublished and published documents, this article addresses the major developments that occurred in the Romanian foreign policy, between 1960-1970. Throughout the article are discussed the main events of the Romanian foreign policy shift, from total obedience towards Kremlin to “independence”: the Romanian-Soviet economic disagreements within the COMECON, the Sino-Soviet split, US and USSR bilateral relations with Romania and the Sino-Romanian rapprochement.
Keywords: communism, Romanian foreign policy, People’s Republic of China, USSR, USA