ABSTRACT
This book explores the scope of Moscow's "new thinking" in its Third World context—highlighted by the USSR's surprising withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988. It reviews the foreign policy record Gorbachev inherited and assesses his economic and strategic priorities in the diplomatic arena.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|17 pages
The Study of Soviet-Third World Politics
part Two|66 pages
Soviet Policy Toward the Third World: Gorbachev's New Directions
part Three|125 pages
Regional Case Studies
part Four|17 pages
Prospects for the Future
