Toward an Estimate of the Soviet Worldview.

Abstract

This memorandum seeks to develop an estimate of the Soviet worldview. The author contends that it is time to assess the state of the world as the Soviets see it, particularly as the end of the Brezhnev era draws near and the problem of political succession again arises. Although numerous factors influence Soviet foreign policy, the author asserts that the Kremlin's view of the international system and the place it occupies in that system is one of the more significant. The memorandum concludes that it is a critical task to adapt US policy so that it may more successfully respond to the types of challenges the Soviet Union's worldview and policies inevitably create. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070035

Entities

People

  • Daniel S. Papp

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design