Beyond Glasnost - Soviet Reform and Security Issues (Hardcover, New)

Colonel David T. Twining and his colleagues look at the impact of glasnost and the collapse of the Soviet system on the military. The case study approach used allows for in-depth examination of a number of key issues. Within the former USSR, the remarkable record of sacrifice and valor by women in wartime has not been matched by equal opportunity during peacetime, where they are effectively excluded from meaningful military careers. The KGB, the world's largest security and intelligence organization, proved to be among the most resistant to reform, and this, the book contends, appears to have hastened its doom. The adoption of the rule of law was widely resisted in the Soviet armed forces, and reforms in military service have come from demands by parents and relatives that the military change its lethal ways. Soviet foreign military affairs have also been affected by glasnost. The volume looks at the influence of the war in Afghanistan in the reversal of Moscow's Middle East policy. Equally important, but unheralded, has been the re-establishment of ties with China. Together, the essays in this collection illustrate the impact of a stressed political system struggling to adapt to changing circumstances, caught between the exigencies of reform and revolt. Students and scholars involved in Soviet studies as well as contemporary military studies will find much to ponder.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1992
First published:	August 1992
Authors:	David T. Twining
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-28473-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General Promotions
LSN:	0-313-28473-3
Barcode:	9780313284731

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