The book is a valuable addition to the existent literature on the History of Communism and Cold War. It is based on multiple sources and integrates different perspectives in interconnected chapters which explore the trajectory of Romania's cooperation with the USA and Britain in the 1970s. The volume should be read by anyone interested in Cold War at the periphery, generally, and in Communist Romania, particularly.

Corina Snitar, University of Glasgow, UK

The role played by the communist regimes of eastern Europe in the Cold War has often been underestimated by scholars and in this study of Romania's diplomacy Mihai Hotea offers a vital corrective and a series of fascinating new insights into the diplomacy of the era. His analysis of the triangular relationship between Bucharest, London and Washington is based on meticulous research and provides a series of important revelations about the East-West encounters of the later Cold War period. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the international politics of the 1970s and 1980s.

Spencer Mawby, University of Nottingham, UK

Mihai Hotea's ground-breaking study of Romanian interactions with the US and Britain in the midst of the Cold War is based on careful archival research in all three countries and, looking beyond the usual focus on Nicolae Ceau?escu, considers their 'triangular relationship' from a number of different angles, including trade, the role of lower-level officials, the importance of regular diplomatic talks, the impact (or lack of it) made by Jimmy Carter's interest in promoting human rights and Romania's role as an interlocutor with regimes the Western powers normally shunned, including North Korea.

John Young, University of Nottingham, UK