Why do revolutions in relatively small and weak countries often magnify their importance? How does revolution upset existing alliance patterns? Why are countries so fearful of attempts by revolutionary regimes to export their revolution? These questions are explored in the 12 readings collected here -- each of which was written by a leading scholar and convincingly shows how revolution and international politics are inextricably linked.
Why do revolutions in relatively small and weak countries often magnify their importance? How does revolution upset existing alliance patterns? Why ar...
Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing research in this field.
"Francis Fukuyama, Deputy Director for East-West Relations, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State"
In his timely and thoughtful assessment of Gorbachev's evolving military policy, Mark Katz cautions against concluding that Moscow has lost interest in retaining and acquiring positions of influence in areas such as Angola, the Arab world, Ethiopia, and Central America. By detailing for us the new thinking' in...
Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing resea...
Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing research in this field.
"Francis Fukuyama, Deputy Director for East-West Relations, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State"
In his timely and thoughtful assessment of Gorbachev's evolving military policy, Mark Katz cautions against concluding that Moscow has lost interest in retaining and acquiring positions of influence in areas such as Angola, the Arab world, Ethiopia, and Central America. By detailing for us the new thinking' in...
Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing resea...
As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying about the consequences of leaving these two countries. Neither nation can be considered stable, and progress toward democracy in them--a principal aim of America and the West--is fragile at best. But, international relations scholar Mark N. Katz asks: Could ending both wars actually help the United States and its allies to overcome radical Islam in the long term?
Drawing lessons from the Cold War, Katz makes the case that rather than...
As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying ab...
