The Soviet Union as an Asianpacific Power: Implications of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative

ISBN-13: 9780367311612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 236 str.

Ramesh Chandra Thakur; Carlyle A. Thayer; G. J. Gill

Opis

This volume provides a useful analysis of the domestic dimension of Soviet foreign policy in Asia/Pacific. It considers the implications of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative on Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the South Pacific.

Spis treści

Introduction -- The Goals of Vladivostok -- Power, Authority and Gorbachev's Policy Agenda -- Gorbachev's China Diplomacy -- Implications for Northeast Asia -- Implications for Southeast Asia -- Implications for South Asia -- Vladivostok and Australian Foreign Policy -- Defence Implications for Australia -- The Soviet Union in the South Pacific -- Afghanistan -- Kampuchea: Soviet Initiatives and Regional Responses -- Appendix: Text of Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev in Vladivostok, 28 July 1986

O autorze

Ramesh Thakur, Carlyle A. Thayer