Economic Aid to the Former Soviet union: A Chance for Democracy

Abstract

The evolution of the Soviet Union places the United States and other Western countries in a dilemma with two alternatives. One, to stand by and observe events, only providing economic aid after events solidify and alternatives become clear. or two, provide sufficient economic assistance to ensure that the political sorting-out process in the former Soviet Union is allowed to run its course, fostering an orderly completion of a transition away from a communist-style society and nurturing democratic forces forming in Russia and other republics. This paper discusses economic aid to the former Soviet Union and recommends an expanded assistance role through private investment and peaceful use of the U.S. military. The development of this recommendation is based on an examination of four related topics: United States historical support to Russia and later to the Soviet Union beginning in 1882; principal economic problems facing the former Soviet Union; recent ex-Soviet aid requests and the Free World's response, and the United States' current aid policy for the ex- Soviet republics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251826

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Griffin

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Investments
  • Market Economy
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union