Introduction: Who Won the Cold War in Europe? A Historiographical Overview Michael Cox. Perestroika and its Effects Revisited: Gorbachev’s New Thinking and Europe, 1985–1989 Marie-Pierre Rey. In the Name of Europe: Soviet Withdrawal from Eastern Europe Svetlana Savranskaya. Developments in Eastern Europe Rumblings in Eastern Europe: Western Pressure on Poland’s Moves Towards Democratic Transformation Gregory F. Domber. The Catholic Church and the Cold War’s End in Europe: Vatican Ostpolitik and Pope John Paul II, 1985–1989 Bernd Schäfer. The International Context of Hungarian Transition, 1989: The View from Budapest László Borhi. German Unification between the Superpowers in the Name of Europe’s Future: Soviet, French, and British Qualms about Kohl’s Rush to German Unification Jacques Lévesque. Gorbachev’s Consent to United Germany’s Membership in NATO Hannes Adomeit. The US, German Unification and European Integration Robert L. Hutchings. German Unification: Seizing the Opportunity German Unification and European Integration are but Two Sides of One Coin: The FRG, Europe, and the Diplomacy of German Unification Helga Haftendorn. France, German Unification, and European Integration Frédéric Bozo. A Naturally Supportive Environment: The European Institutions and German Unification N. Piers Ludlow. German Unification: Concerns and Misgivings: The United Kingdom and German Unification Patrick Salmon. Italy, German Unification and the End of the Cold War Leopoldo Nuti. Soviet Disintegration and the Building of a New Europe From the Common European Home to the Confederation: François Mitterrand and Mikhail Gorbachev in Search of a Road to the Big Europe Andrei Grachev. International Reactions to Soviet Disintegration: The Case of the Baltic States Kristina Spohr Readman. Competing Visions in the Euro-Atlantic Area Eastern Europe and the Early Prospects for EC/EU and NATO Membership Vojtech Mastny. Helmut Kohl and the Maastricht Process Hans Stark. The EU, NATO and the Origins of CFSP & ESDP: Old Thinking, False Starts and New Imperatives Jolyon Howorth

'The contributors to this volume deserve praise for deconstructing a simple bipolar narrative and opening important new research vistas. Scholars and students of the Cold War will be well served by reading each of the thoughtful chapters in Europe and the End of the Cold War.' – Jeremi Suri, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA'This volume gives a thorough understanding of the processes that shaped the end of the Cold War.' - Sari Autio-Sarasmo, European History Quarterly, Vol. 41, 4, 2011