The decline of the Soviet Union and the transformation of the Middle East

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The decline of the Soviet Union and the transformation of the Middle East

edited by David H. Goldberg and Paul Marantz

Westview Press, 1994

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The end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union have fundamentally altered Middlle East politics, producing a new fludity in the region, new diplomatic alignments and new opportunities for peace. Contributors analyze the evolution of Moscow's policy toward the Arab states, Israel, the PLO and the UN. They examine the implications of the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism in the new Central Asian states and discuss the transfer of military technology from the former Soviet republics.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - the decline of the Soviet Union, Paul Marantz
  • Jewish emigration as a factor in Soviet foreign policy, Robert O. Freedman
  • Gorbachev's Middle East policy - the Arab dimension, Carol R. Saivetz
  • "new political thinking" and Soviet policy toward regional conflict in the Middle East - the Gulf Wars, Stephen Page
  • the Middle East and the new Soviet view of the United Nations, Robert Boardman
  • Soviet disintegration and anti-semitism, Allan L. Kagendan
  • the Muslims leave the Soviet empire, James Critchlow
  • the Soviet Union and the PLO - the Palestinian perspective, Rex Brynen
  • an Arab "springtime of nations"? - Middle Eastern responses to the sea-change in Eastern Europe, Gideon Gera
  • beyond the "terror network" - Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Lenard J. Cohen
  • the United States and the Soviet Union in the Middle East, Bernard Reich and Stephen H. Gotowicki
  • conclusion - the transformation of the Middle East, David H. Goldberg.

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