ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1990, examines the nature and causes of the changes to Soviet national security policy under Gorbachev. Changes in leadership and institutional arrangements, economic policy, ideology and military involvement all fostered new patterns of cooperation and competition. Authors look at the historical, economic and cultural contexts of change and proceed to a discussion of change agents, such as modernization, technology and domestic politics. Specific components of foreign and military policy, such as arms control and relations with Western Europe, the Warsaw Pact and the Third World, are also examined.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|25 pages
Introduction
part Two|2 pages
The Context of Change
chapter Chapter Three|23 pages
The Soviet Debate over “New Thinking” and the Restructuring of U.S.-Soviet Relations
part Three|80 pages
The Change Agents
chapter Chapter Five|16 pages
Modernization and the Military-Civil Competition for Resources: Gorbachev’s Dilemma
part Four|128 pages
Change in the Elements of Soviet National Security
chapter Chapter Ten|24 pages
Changes in Soviet National Security Policy toward Western Europe under Gorbachev
chapter Chapter Eleven|25 pages
Changes in Soviet Security Policy toward Eastern Europe and the Warsaw Pact
chapter Chapter Twelve|30 pages
Changing Soviet National Security Policy in Relations with the Third World
part Five|29 pages
Conclusions and Implications