Perestroika and Glasnost: Where Will They Lead?

Abstract

The implementation of perestroika and glasnost by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985 initiated a series of events which has been affecting governments and people throughout much of the world. People have been watching the Soviet Union with renewed interest, and the scope and speed of actions taken by Mr. Gorbachev have generated questions such as: where will perestroika and glasnost lead? What impact will there be and on whom? What will be the results of these initiatives? Should the United States' military strategy be changed? This study reviews current U.S. military strategy, briefly describes the development and intended purposes of the Soviet programs, identifies achievements and impacts which have resulted, attempts to predict and analyze possible outcomes, determines effects on U.S, military strategy, and postulates required changes to U.S. military strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208012

Entities

People

  • Homer W. Baxley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies