Published 1976
by Russian and East European Research Center, Tel-Aviv University in [Tel-Aviv] .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
| Statement | by Arthur Jay Klinghoffer. |
| Series | Slavic and Soviet series ;, no. 6 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HD9575.R82 K56 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 28 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 28 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4485785M |
| LC Control Number | 79314738 |
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East Kim Ghattas out of 5 stars This book, first published in , surveys Soviet policies and Middle Eastern responses during the turbulent s. It deals with changing moods of Turkey and Iran, the Arab-Israeli conflict in the context of big power rivalry in the Middle East, the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean, and the new Soviet interest in Gulf by: 2. Soviet Policies in the Middle East.: This is a comprehensive study of Soviet policies in the Middle East. Concentrating on policy developments, Professor Golan analyses the major Soviet decisions and objectives from the end of World War II to the Gorbachev era. He concludes that continuity, not change, has characterised recent Soviet policy towards the Middle East. Moscow and the Middle East will provide students of Soviet foreign policy, the Middle East and international relations with an invaluable textbook. It will also prove an essential reference source for government officials and policy analysts.
The Soviets were a strongman in the Middle East, interceding to maintain tensions as a distraction to the West. Soviet foreign policy in the Middle East emphasized the Arab nations and their interaction with the West. Moscow had little use for the region except to distract Washington from Berlin early in the Cold War. In , the Soviet intelligence service, the KGB, looked at its mistakes in the Middle East, where the CIA often had the upper hand. Putin has worked to change that. On a cool summer day in London in , an American CIA officer told three British oil executives about a top-secret U.S. government plan. The goal was to ravage the Middle East oil Author: Steve Everly. Why did Soviet-American relations become strained in ? A Soviet spy plane was shot down within U.S. borders. An American spy plane was shot down within Soviet borders. The Soviets resumed atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons. The United States discovered that Soviet missiles had been installed in Cuba.
US-Soviet dealings in the Middle East itself. The Soviet Union in the Middle East Defining the nature of Soviet interests is a more complex exercise because Soviet public expression of interests can be taken only as a partial guide. If US global policies are now in transition it is because Soviet global interests are currently in a state of flux. Middle East & Africa That the oil price correlated with Soviet politics is not surprising – in the uncompetitive command economy oil and gas revenues accounted for 67% of all exports. What is missing in Landis' book is a detailed account of Soviet relations with those countries on oil SOVIET POLICIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST matters and an analysis of the interests on both sides which would help in making a realistic judgment on the presumed : John C Campbell. This book, first published in , surveys Soviet policies and Middle Eastern responses during the turbulent s. It deals with changing moods of Turkey and Iran, the Arab-Israeli conflict in the context of big power rivalry in the Middle East, the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean, and the new Soviet interest in Gulf oil.
