Soviet Politics in the 1980s

ISBN-13: 9780367303815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 247 str.

Helmut Sonnenfeldt

Opis

This volume analyzes how the Soviet Union's domestic and foreign policies are influencing and in turn being influenced by the changing socioeconomic and scientific-technological conditions in the USSR and abroad and examines the enduring characteristics of the Soviet polity.

Spis treści

Westview Replica Editions -- About the Book and Author -- Introduction -- The Andropov Accession -- Soviet Politics in the 1980s: Strains, Dissatisfactions, and Diversity -- Social Dynamics in the USSR -- Alcohol Abuse and Quality of Life in the USSR -- The Soviet Domestic Economy in the 1980s -- Prospects for Economic Reform in the Soviet Union -- Soviet Arms Buildup or US Arms Decline? Real Weapons Procurement Growth in the Soviet Union and the United States, 1950-1980 -- Impact and Implications of Soviet Defense Spending -- The Impact of the West on the Soviet Union -- Can the West Affect Soviet Thinking? -- Soviet Economic Relations with the West: US Options -- Advanced Technology: How Will the USSR Adjust? -- Soviet Foreign Policy: Interests, Motives, and Objectives -- The United States and the Soviet Strategic Challenge: Arguments on the Structure of Our Problem -- US Policy Opportunities -- US National Interests and the Soviet Union

O autorze

Helmut Sonnenfeldt