Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan: Never Again?
Abstract
On September 26 and 27, the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) brought together Soviet and American experts on the war in Afghanistan to discuss the lessons of the war, its effect on Soviet society, and its impact on Soviet policy in the Third World. The session on September 26 was the concluding panel of CNA's annual Sea Power Forum, which examined the lessons of recent U.S. and Soviet involvement in regional conflicts. Participating on that panel were Stephen Stestanovich, Director of Soviet and East European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and CNA's four Soviet guests: journalists Artyem Borovik and Alexander Prokhanov, both of whom reported from Afghanistan during the war; Col. Valerii Ochirov, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Committee on Defense and State Security and veteran of the Afghanistan war; and Andrei Kokoshin, Deputy Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada. A second session was held at CNA, where Soviet experts were joined by CNA's James McConnell, as well as Lt. Col. Joseph Collins of the US. Military Academy at West Point and Stephen Blank of the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, both authors of books on the Soviet experience in Afghanistan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA569882
Entities
People
- Jeanette Voas
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses