Between détente and the shock of the global. The late Franco regime and its meaning for transatlantic relations (1975)

Abstract This article examines how the Franco regime influenced transatlantic relations in 1975. The imminent death of General Francisco Franco, seen as part transnational Southern Flank crisis, represented an intellectual challenge for West. As such, it forced US and Western European policymakers to test their divergent understandings détente. Yet this new divide did not strain relations. Happening parallel world recession international energy instead served highlight interdependency during a time major global transformations. Thus, Spanish dictatorship contributed moving countries towards forms multilateralism.