1st Edition

Moscow And The Third World Under Gorbachev

By W. Raymond Duncan Copyright 1990
    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book explores the scope of Moscow's "new thinking" in its Third World context—highlighted by the USSR's surprising withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988. It reviews the foreign policy record Gorbachev inherited and assesses his economic and strategic priorities in the diplomatic arena.

    Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Gorbachev and the Third World -- The Study of Soviet-Third World Politics -- The Study of Soviet-Third World Relations -- Soviet Policy Toward the Third World: Gorbachev's New Directions -- Moscow and the Third World: The Record -- Gorbachev's New Thinking: Economic and Strategic Priorities -- New Thinking in Soviet-Third World Policy -- Regional Case Studies -- Afghanistan and South Asia -- The Middle East -- Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Latin America -- Prospects for the Future -- Conclusions -- Appendixes

    Biography

    Duncan, W. Raymond