On Eastern Europe: Security Implications for the USSR

Abstract

Just as the current situation in Eastern Europe is unprecedented in the post-World War II era, so too is the challenge that it poses to the security of the USSR. The "newness" of this challenge derives from its multiple dimensions- political, ideological, economic, and military. Moreover, the complexity of the challenge renders it much more difficult to cope with than any that Soviet leaders have faced in the region before. To appreciate the nature of the challenge and the dilemmas it creates for Moscow, it is essential to explore the meaning of the present East European crisis from the Soviet standpoint. This can best be done in terms of the potential political, ideological, economic, and military effects of the crisis on the USSR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA523881

Entities

People

  • David Albright

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • War
  • War Colleges

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  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design