Soviet Strategy in the Middle East

Abstract

The purpose of the essay is to analyze current long range Soviet strategy in the Middle East to determine whether her penetration of this region reflects a normal projection of influence by a strong global power, or rather indicates a sinister plot to turn the countries of the Middle East into Soviet satellites. A study is made of historical indicators which reflect Russian desires concerning her southern neighbors, and will be followed by a discussion of recent economic and military aid programs used by Moscow to project her influence, prestige, and power into the Arab world. The military implications of the Soviet penetration into the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf areas are examined, as well as the importance of Arab oil in the development of Kremlin objectives in the Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 1973
Accession Number
AD0761555

Entities

People

  • Wilbur S. Green

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Communists
  • East Africa
  • Europe
  • Indian Ocean
  • Middle East
  • Military Advisors
  • Oceans
  • Persian Gulf
  • Petroleum
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union

Technology Areas

  • Space