Detente

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Cold War era policy period of international relations

Détente was a period of eased geopolitical tensions and improved diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, marked by arms control agreements and increased dialogue.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cold War détente	5
Detente canonical	1
U.S.–Soviet détente	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Detente
Context triple: [United States–Soviet Union relations, significantEvent, Detente]

A. Ostpolitik
Ostpolitik was West Germany’s Cold War policy of improving relations and easing tensions with Eastern Bloc countries, particularly East Germany and the Soviet Union, through dialogue and cooperation.
B. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
C. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles from Europe, significantly easing Cold War tensions.
D. Cold War
The Cold War was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies, spanning roughly from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
E. Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Detente
Target entity description: Détente was a period of eased geopolitical tensions and improved diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, marked by arms control agreements and increased dialogue.

A. Ostpolitik
Ostpolitik was West Germany’s Cold War policy of improving relations and easing tensions with Eastern Bloc countries, particularly East Germany and the Soviet Union, through dialogue and cooperation.
B. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
C. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles from Europe, significantly easing Cold War tensions.
D. Cold War
The Cold War was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies, spanning roughly from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
E. Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War era policy ⓘ period of international relations ⓘ
aimedAt	limiting strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ reducing risk of nuclear war ⓘ stabilizing superpower rivalry ⓘ
characterizedBy	arms control negotiations ⓘ easing of geopolitical tensions ⓘ improved diplomatic relations ⓘ increased East–West dialogue ⓘ
contextOf	Ostpolitik ⓘ Vietnam War de-escalation ⓘ
criticizedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ US neoconservatives ⓘ
endedBy	Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ surface form: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
fieldOfStudy	Cold War history ⓘ international relations ⓘ
followedBy	Second Cold War ⓘ
hasEndTime	early 1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
hasKeyAgreement	Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ Basic Principles of Relations Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ Helsinki Accords ⓘ SALT I ⓘ SALT II ⓘ Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) ⓘ surface form: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
hasMainParticipants	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasPeakPeriod	early 1970s ⓘ
hasPolicyDoctrine	Brezhnev Doctrine ⓘ surface form: Brezhnev Doctrine (as counterpart context) Nixon Doctrine ⓘ
hasStartTime	late 1960s ⓘ
includesEvent	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ surface form: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Nixon’s 1972 visit to China ⓘ Nixon’s 1972 visit to Moscow ⓘ signing of SALT I in 1972 ⓘ signing of the ABM Treaty in 1972 ⓘ signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975 ⓘ
influencedBy	economic constraints in the Soviet Union ⓘ economic constraints in the United States ⓘ mutual nuclear deterrence ⓘ
languageOfTerm	French ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
promotedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ Henry A. Kissinger ⓘ surface form: Henry Kissinger Jimmy Carter ⓘ Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ Richard Nixon ⓘ
termMeaning	relaxation or easing of tensions ⓘ
weakenedBy	Soviet deployment of SS-20 missiles in Europe ⓘ Angolan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Soviet intervention in Angola

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