Contemporary Issues in Soviet Foreign Policy

Name: Contemporary Issues in Soviet Foreign Policy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This survey of writings on the debates about and events relating to Soviet foreign policy concentrates on the Gorbachev period > This survey of writings on the debates about and events relating to Soviet foreign policy concentrates on the Gorbachev period. Changes in Soviet theory and foreign policy decision making are covered in the first section. Twelve articles examine Gorbachevs policy towards a number of different geographic regions, and several more assess the permanence of Gorbachevs foreign policy changes. > Introduction; V: Perspectives and Policymaking; 14: The Revolution in Soviet Foreign Policy; 15: New Thinking or New Tactics in Soviet Foreign Policy?; 16: Changing Soviet Elite Views on the International System and Soviet Foreign Policy; 17: Inventing the Soviet National Interest; 18: Linkages between Soviet Domestic and Foreign Policy under Gorbachev; 19: The Role of the CPSU International Department in Soviet Foreign Relations and National Security Policy; 20: The