Soviet Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Internal and External Determinants.

Abstract

This study presents a framework for the detailed examination of Soviet Middle Eastern policy from 1967 to the present. The volatility of the current Middle Eastern situation and the inherent risk of superpower involvement lends a sense of urgency to the task of correctly interpreting Soviet interests, objectives and commitments in the Middle East. This paper uses past Soviet policy behavior to construct a model for the understanding of current and future Soviet activity by measuring the impact of internal and external inputs to the decision making process. The field of study was limited to two countries, Egypt and Syria, chosen for their leading roles in the development of Soviet policy in the Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184701

Entities

People

  • John J. Sowdon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Public Policy
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design