Glasnost and Perestroika: Campaign or Deception?

Abstract

What are the strategic implications of glasnost and perestroika? Is Mikhail Gorbachev embarked on a campaign of strategic deception, or on a crusade to lead the USSR into the age of modern technology? Must the answer be one or the other, or is it possible he is doing both? What kind of support does he need both at home and abroad? How much time does he have to succeed? And, if he does, what will be the impact on world order? These questions represent a significant challenge. Gorbachev himself probably cannot provide accurate answers. He may personally be on a crusade; however, the 'System' may be executing the greatest strategic deception the West has ever seen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 27, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207900

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Mccarthy Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Deception
  • Economics
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • Production
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.