Prospects of Soviet Power in the 1980s

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Concept of Power and Security in Soviet History....Pages 5-12
The Soviet Union in the International System of the 1980s....Pages 13-21
Ideology and Soviet Foreign Policy....Pages 22-30
The United States in the Soviet Perspective....Pages 31-39
Western Europe in the Soviet Perspective....Pages 40-47
Soviet Power and Policies in the Third World: the case of Africa....Pages 48-55
Soviet Power and Policies in the Third World: The Middle East....Pages 56-63
Sources of Soviet Power: The Military Potential in the 1980s....Pages 64-70
Sources of Soviet Power: Economy, Population, Resources....Pages 71-77
Recruitment Patterns for the Leadership....Pages 78-84
Decision-Making in Soviet Defence Policies....Pages 85-92
Soviet Security Concerns in the 1980s....Pages 93-98
Economic Resources and Dependencies....Pages 99-102
Ideology in the Soviet View of International Affairs....Pages 103-110
Soviet Power and Policies in the Third World: East Asia....Pages 111-119
Back Matter....Pages 120-126