CiNii Books - Soviet policies in the Middle East : from World War Two to Gorbachev

This is a comprehensive study of Soviet policies in the Middle East. Concentrating on policy developments, Professor Golan analyses the major Soviet decisions and objectives from the end of World War II to the Gorbachev era. She pays particular attention to the wars and crises of recent years and the often problematic development of political relationships in the region. Professor Golan begins by demonstrating how, until the end of the Brezhnev period, Soviet policies towards the Middle East were principally influenced by the demands of superpower competition with the USA. This is followed by a series of broadly chronological case studies of the main Soviet alliances, such as Syria and South Yemen; and of Sadat's Egypt and Khomeni's Iran. This original and important book culminates in a study of Gorbachev's interests, initiatives, and 'new thinking' in relation to overall Soviet foreign policy objectives and the role of the Soviet Union in the region.

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Acknowledgements
Map
Introduction
1. Soviet policy-making in the Middle East: from Stalin to Brezhnev
2. The immediate post-war period: Iran-Turkey-Palestine
3. The Soviet-Egyptian relationship
4. The Six-Day War, 1967
5. The inter-war period, 1967-1973
6. The Yom Kippur War, 1973
7. Settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict
8. The Palestinians and the PLO
9. The Lebanon War, 1982
10. The Soviet Union and Syria
11. The Soviet Union and Iraq
12. The Soviet Union and Iran
13. The Soviet attitude to Islam
14. Arab communism in the Middle East
15. Marxist South Yemen and the Arabian peninsula
16. The Soviet Union and Turkey
17. Gorbachev's Middle East policy
Guide to further reading
Bibliography
Index.

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