On Soviet Asian Policy: A Commentary.

Abstract

This memorandum evaluates whether Soviet Asian policy has been a success or a failure. The author argues that the USSR's policy itself is largely responsible for the fact that the majority of the important Asian states (including China and Japan) have lined up against it, for the wariness of many of the rest (e.g., ASEAN) and for the crudely utilitarian nature of relations that states such as India, Vietnam, and North Korea have with Moscow. He continues that the upshot has been that the Soviets have been frozen out of the first group, pushed around by the second, and taken advantage of by the third. He concludes that the Soviets have two hopes for their future in Asia: an increase in the number of 'trouble spots,' permitting Moscow to use the military instrument to greatest effect; and learning from their own and others mistakes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089400

Entities

People

  • Thomas W. Robinson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Economic Security
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology