Domestic determinants of Soviet foreign policy towards South Asia and the Middle East
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Domestic determinants of Soviet foreign policy towards South Asia and the Middle East
Macmillan, 1990
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Papers presented at a seminar held Oct. 6-8, 1988, at Villanova University
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A collective endeavour of scholars highlighting some of the significant domestic determinants of Soviet foreign policy. There is a general consensus that policy makers are influenced by Islam, the Soviet-Central Asian nationalities, oil and geography. The grand objective was to transcend the conventional wisdom which maintains that the Soviet Union's foreign policy derives inspiration only from Marxism-Leninism, leading it to export "revolution" in distant lands and to fish in troubled waters for strategic opportunities. The study reveals that contrary to this belief the Soviet Union takes cognisance of the contiguity of South Asia and the Middle East and the decision-makers cannot be oblivious to the geographic as well as the demographic components of their state's security when designing their foreign policy. The editor was also responsible for editing a number of books including "Institution-Building Activities of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan", "International Security in South West Asia", "Iqbal - Poet Philosopher of Pakistan", "Muslim Nationalism in India and Pakistan" and "Soviet American Relations with Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan".
Table of Contents
- Domestic determinants of Soviet foreign policy, Hafeez Malik
- ethnic factor in the Soviet armed forces and its implications for Soviet national security policy, Joseph J.Collins
- Soviet Central Asia - ethnic dilemmas and strategies, Martha Brill Olcott
- Soviet perception of militant Islam, Marie Broxup
- foreign policy and decision-making process in the Soviet Union, Melvin A. Goodman
- Soviet strategic interests in South Asia - domestic determinants and global dimensions, Lawrence Ziring
- Soviet relations with India and Pakistan and the Afghan problem, Vladimir Moskalenko et al
- Soviet-Indian strategic partnership, Surjit Mansingh
- Pakistan's troubled relations with the Soviet Union, Hafeez Malik
- Soviet relations with Afghanistan - the current dynamic, Anthony Arnold
- Soviet strategic interests in the Middle East, Alvin Z. Rubinstein
- Soviet foreign policy and revolutionary Iran - continuity and change, R.K.Ramazani
- Soviet policy for the Gulf Arab States, Joseph Wright Twinam
- Soviet policy in the Arab-Israeli conflict - navigating a sea change, Augustus Richard Norton
- Soviet policy towards Egypt and Syria since Camp David, Helena Cobban
- Soviet relations with South Asia and the Middle East - an assessment, Kail C.Ellis
- US foreign policy options.
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