ABSTRACT

More than half a decade has passed since Gorbachev launched his "prerestroika" programme to reform the Soviet Union, but the struggle between reformers and conservatives continues to rage while the final outcome, and even the goals of the programme, remains a mystery. Whatever the outcome of this transformation, its impact will reverberate well beyond the borders of the USSR to shape US security and commercial policies into the next century. This edited volume brings together original essays by US-Soviet relations scholars and international business and security experts to explore the many complex and critical issues that the United States must confront in developing its commercial and security policies for the next decade.

part I|2 pages

Historical Overview

chapter 1|46 pages

More than Mammon

The Evolving Influence of National Security and Human Rights Considerations on U.S. Trade Policy toward the Soviet Union

part II|2 pages

Economic Issues

chapter 2|24 pages

Perestroika and East-West Commercial Relations

New Opportunities, New Concerns

chapter 3|12 pages

The New Soviet Foreign Trade Mechanism

East-West Trade Expansion Possibilities under Perestroika

part III|2 pages

Export Controls and Technology Transfer

chapter 6|38 pages

The Toshiba-Kongsberg Technology Diversion

A Case Study in East-West Strategic Trade Control

chapter 7|24 pages

Applied Science and National Security

Joint U.S.-Soviet Research on Magnetohydrodynamics and Controlled Thermonuclear Synthesis