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Overview
This textbook examines Soviet thinking in the economic, political and military spheres, linking domestic and foreign policies. Part One describes the evolution of its foreign policy; Part Two, details the impact it had on the rest of the world (by region).Synopsis
The rapid changes in Soviet foreign policy under Gorbachev towards the capitalist world, the communist world, and the Third World represent a radical break with the past. As the conventional wisdom on Soviet objectives, strategy, and tactics in a global context becomes irrelevant, it has become essential to reassess basic assumptions on the conceptual and behavioral changes associated with this "new political thinking." Soviet Foreign Policy Today focuses on the highly personal nature of Gorbachev's leadership and the links between his domestic and foreign policy. To place Gorbachev's radical alterations to Soviet policy in perspective, the book is divided into two parts. The first part describes the previous conceptual, historical, and institutional setting of Soviet foreign relations under the "old political thinking" and assesses the general effects of the changes. The second part analyzes the impact of the new Soviet policies on the rest of the world. Soviet Foreign Policy Today presents a comprehensive overview of the links between economic, political, and military factors on a world-wide scale, and will appeal to anyone interested in understanding the radical changes represented by Gorbachev's new visions of international relations.