Glasnost and Soviet Foreign Policy

Abstract

This Note examines the beginnings of Gorbachev's glasnost, or openness, policy and its impact on Soviet foreign policy. It traces the gradual widening of Soviet public discussion of foreign and security policy issues and identifies the external and domestic factors driving this development. It covers the period from 1985 through October 1988, but occasional reference is also made to later events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA258077

Entities

People

  • Lilita Dzirkals

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Cold War
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union