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Helsinki Accord Stakeholders - Coggle Diagram
Helsinki Accord Stakeholders
NATO Allies (for)
Lead to more stability in Europe
Less restrictions on travel from behind the Iron Curtain
Promise of trade agreements between East & West Europe
Open up new markets for goods
USSR & Eastern Bloc (for)
Hoped to gain recognition of its current borders from the US and European countries
Included a provision that European borders should be stable but could be changed by peaceful means
Believed that signing the accords meant that US was tactically recognising the current borders of the USSR
Wanted the west to recognise borders as they stood at the time
US Public & Congress (against)
US was acknowledging Soviet control in Eastern Europe
USSR gained more from the accords than the US
Felt that Ford was abandoning Eastern Europe
Eastern European Immigrants (against)
US was formally recognising that the Baltic states were part of the USSR
Baltic states wouldn't have US support
US had given up on Eastern Europe
Areas of Contention
Baltic states
USSR gained more than US
Self-determination & human rights