Gorbachev and the New Soviet Agenda in the Third World

Abstract

As part of its research into non-NATO contingencies, the Arroyo Center has undertaken a study of the types of threats that Army planners are likely to encounter in the Third World. This study, entitled Moscow and the Future Third World Threat Environment, examines the broad changes brought about or promised by Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as other aspects of Soviet policy including trends in power projection capabilities, use of proxy forces, and Soviet policy in specific regional cases. This report attempts to evaluate the impact that Gorbachev has had thus far on Soviet Third World policy, as well as prospects for future evolution. The study evaluates new Soviet thinking on foreign policy and measures the changes in rhetoric against actual Soviet behavior. It analyzes the new Soviet emphasis on the large states of the Third World; as an example of this new Soviet diplomacy it presents a detailed case study of Soviet policy toward the Persian Gulf in 1986-1987. The case study is meant to complement others in the overall project. The conclusions of this report draw not only on the source materials noted but on the findings of the other components of the project as well. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215697

Entities

People

  • Francis Fukuyama

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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