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This study focuses on the impact of Soviet policy toward the
Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, discussing Soviet interpretations of
the Iranian revolution and evaluations of the potent impact of the
fundamentalist revival for Moscow's clients in the region.
Soviet-Third World Relations presents an overview of Soviet policy
toward the less-developed countries and considers the determinants
of that policy and its reflection in action. The authors first
examine the theoretical underpinnings of Soviet-Third World policy,
including Leninism and Soviet developmental models, and explore the
tensions between prescribed "progressive" development strategies
and the realities of Third World political processes. Next, the
authors present a detailed look at the record of Soviet activities
in the Third World. This is a chronological and regional account,
which describes Soviet policy in the Middle East, Africa, Latin
America, and Asia. This part also provides a discussion of the
openings (such as local conflicts, "liberationist" movements, and
socialist causes) and the obstacles (nationalism, anti-imperialism,
the volatility of Third World politics) to Soviet policy in the
Third World. It closes with an analysis of Soviet foreign policy
tools, and asks whether chosen policy instruments achieve their
desired objectives. In the final section of the book, the authors
look at the decision-making context for Soviet-Third World
relations, including an analysis of Soviet objectives,
decision-making variables, and the participants in the
decision-making process. They conclude by assessing trends in
Soviet-Third World relations, the successes and failures of Soviet
activities in the nonindustrial world, and analyzing the current
situation. Here they address as well the lessons learned from the
past and the prospects for the post-Brezhnev, post-Andropov era.
This study focuses on the impact of Soviet policy toward the
Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, discussing Soviet interpretations of
the Iranian revolution and evaluations of the potent impact of the
fundamentalist revival for Moscow's clients in the region. .
The demise of any empire provides an occasion for fresh examination
of longaccepted "truths" about its history and its intrinsic
nature: What set this particular empire apart from others? Why did
it develop in the way that it did? Could events have taken a
different path? What legacies has the empire left to its heirs? In
this volume, eminent scholars reflect on the unique and central
features of the Soviet empire during its period of consolidation in
Europe and speculate on the long-term effects of its collapse. They
reconsider subjects that have absorbed Adam Ulam's attention in his
own work-the ideologies of central planning, of totalitarianism and
state terror at home, and of intervention abroad-and explore their
impact on the people who lived under Soviet power at its apogee.
They also analyze the unraveling of the system on the domestic
scene, in elite and grassroots politics, and in the international
arena. Concluding chapters focus on the configuration of new
domestic and foreign policies and on prospects for security and
cooperation in the region.
This book examines the crucial role that Soviet policy toward the
Third World played in Soviet efforts to influence the development
of the international system in competition with the United States.
It traces the evolution of Soviet policy toward the Third World.
Building innovatively on Western social-science theory and on older
models of Soviet politics, this book reviews changes in the former
USSR in order to assess the prospects there for democratic
pluralism.
The demise of any empire provides an occasion for fresh examination
of longaccepted "truths" about its history and its intrinsic
nature: What set this particular empire apart from others? Why did
it develop in the way that it did? Could events have taken a
different path? What legacies has the empire left to its heirs? In
this volume, eminent scholars reflect on the unique and central
features of the Soviet empire during its period of consolidation in
Europe and speculate on the long-term effects of its collapse. They
reconsider subjects that have absorbed Adam Ulam's attention in his
own work-the ideologies of central planning, of totalitarianism and
state terror at home, and of intervention abroad-and explore their
impact on the people who lived under Soviet power at its apogee.
They also analyze the unraveling of the system on the domestic
scene, in elite and grassroots politics, and in the international
arena. Concluding chapters focus on the configuration of new
domestic and foreign policies and on prospects for security and
cooperation in the region.
This book examines the crucial role that Soviet policy toward the
Third World played in Soviet efforts to influence the development
of the international system in competition with the United States.
It traces the evolution of Soviet policy toward the Third World.
Building innovatively on Western social-science theory and on older
models of Soviet politics, the authors review recent changes in the
former USSR in order to assess the prospects there for democratic
pluralism. Chapters focus on the first competitive elections, the
new legislative bodies at state and local levels, and the newly
freed press, exploring the extent to which these institutions can
be described as democratic or pluralistic. Other chapters trace the
complex linkages between a plurality of political-economic
interests-explaining why Russian labor, government, and business
may be moving toward a corporatist coalition and how political
activists' sharply divergent attitudes toward the state and
property keep them from forming a broad-based party. Although it is
difficult in this period of dramatic flux to predict the future,
these thought-provoking analyses will provide a deeper
understanding of the transformations under way and will stimulate
further exploration.
Soviet-Third World Relations presents an overview of Soviet policy
toward the less-developed countries and considers the determinants
of that policy and its reflection in action. The authors first
examine the theoretical underpinnings of Soviet-Third World policy,
including Leninism and Soviet developmental models, and explore the
tensions between prescribed "progressive" development strategies
and the realities of Third World political processes. Next, the
authors present a detailed look at the record of Soviet activities
in the Third World. This is a chronological and regional account,
which describes Soviet policy in the Middle East, Africa, Latin
America, and Asia. This part also provides a discussion of the
openings (such as local conflicts, "liberationist" movements, and
socialist causes) and the obstacles (nationalism, anti-imperialism,
the volatility of Third World politics) to Soviet policy in the
Third World. It closes with an analysis of Soviet foreign policy
tools, and asks whether chosen policy instruments achieve their
desired objectives. In the final section of the book, the authors
look at the decision-making context for Soviet-Third World
relations, including an analysis of Soviet objectives,
decision-making variables, and the participants in the
decision-making process. They conclude by assessing trends in
Soviet-Third World relations, the successes and failures of Soviet
activities in the nonindustrial world, and analyzing the current
situation. Here they address as well the lessons learned from the
past and the prospects for the post-Brezhnev, post-Andropov era.
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