Foreword, Boutros Boutros-Ghali. 1. Introduction: the Red Sea Setting 2. Soviet Interests in the Red Sea 2.1. The Purposes of Soviet Power 2.2. Soviet Interests in Southwestern Asia 2.2.1. Oil 2.2.2. National Security: Southern Border, Communications in the Indian Ocean, Submarine Strategic Threat 2.3. International Projection 3. The USSR and the Red Sea Countries 3.1. Southern Arabia 3.1.1 The USSR and the Yemen Arab Republic 3.1.2. Saudi Arabia and the Yemen Arab Republic 3.1.3. The Question of Yemeni Reunification 3.1.4. The USSR and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen 3.2. The Horn of Africa 3.2.1. Nationalism and Socialism in Ethiopia 3.2.2. Containing the Soviets: the Moderate Arab Coalition 3.2.3. The War in Ogaden: Opportunities vs. Grand Design 4. The Red Sea and Western Interests 4.1. Redirecting Oil Shipments 4.2. Development and Integration: the Arab World and the Red Sea 4.3. South-east of NATO 5. Regional Stability in the Red Sea 5.1. Inter-Arab Relations 5.1.1. An ‘Egyptian Lake’ 5.2. Afro-Arab Relations in the Red Sea: Different Approaches 5.3. Micro-Afro-Arab Relations in the Red Sea 5.3.1. Arab-Israeli Conflict 5.3.2. Inter-Arab Rivalries and Pan-Arab Assertiveness 5.3.3. Pan-Arab Assertiveness and Containment of Communism 5.3.4. Nile Valley Security 6. Conclusions: The Regional Outlook and its Strategic Relevance
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Roberto Aliboni
