Domestic Determinants of Soviet Foreign Policy towards South Asia and the Middle East

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Domestic Determinants of Soviet Foreign Policy: An Introduction....Pages 1-39
The Ethnic Factor in the Soviet Armed Forces and Its Implications for Soviet National Security Policy....Pages 40-53
Soviet Central Asia: Ethnic Dilemmas and Strategies....Pages 54-68
Soviet Perception of Militant Islam....Pages 69-85
Foreign Policy and Decision-Making Process in the Soviet Union....Pages 86-110
Soviet Strategic Interests in South Asia: Domestic Determinants and Global Dimensions....Pages 111-127
Soviet Relations with India and Pakistan and the Afghan Problem....Pages 128-140
Is there a Soviet-Indian Strategic Partnership?....Pages 141-155
Pakistan’s Troubled Relations with the Soviet Union....Pages 156-187
Soviet Relations with Afghanistan: The Current Dynamic....Pages 188-212
Soviet Strategic Interests in the Middle East....Pages 213-224
Soviet Foreign Policy and Revolutionary Iran: Continuity and Change....Pages 225-241
Soviet Policy for the Gulf Arab States....Pages 242-259
Soviet Policy in the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Navigating a Sea Change....Pages 260-279
Soviet Policy towards Egypt and Syria since Camp David....Pages 280-302
Soviet Relations with South Asia and the Middle East: An Assessment....Pages 303-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-332