ABSTRACT
Europeans enter the 1980s experiencing, for the first time since the cold war, a deep sense of concern — and even fear in some quarters — for the preservation of peace on their Continent. The decade began with speeches by European leaders, including President Giscard d’Estaing and Pope John Paul II, stressing the risks of a new world war, and polls conducted in several European countries throughout 1980 echoed similar qualms.
