The Effectiveness of Soviet Arms Aid: Diplomacy in the Third World.

Abstract

This memorandum considers the utility of military aid and sales as a primary foreign policy instrument for maintaining and expanding Soviet influence in the Third World. In addition to assessing the overall program, the author discusses its components: equipment, technical assistance, training and military advisers. He asserts that military aid has more immediate impact and creates a greater dependence on the Soviet Union by recipient countries than other forms of assistance. He concludes that Moscow is relying especially on its economic and military aid programs to make at least some of the more important developing countries materially dependent and politically tractable. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089125

Entities

People

  • Roger F. Pajak

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Communist Countries
  • Diplomacy
  • Education
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • International Relations
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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