Author: John Van Oudenaren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
For 35 years the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most difficult foreign policy and defense problems. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the "essential character" of the Soviet system and appropriate U.S. policies for dealing with the USSR. There remains no consensus on a long-term American strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community regarding Soviet policy, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives — termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management — and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced subsequent American policy thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why a termination approach appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal for both elites and the general public.
U.S. Leadership Perceptions of the Soviet Problem Since 1945
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
For 35 years, the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most pressing foreign policy problem. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the 'essential' character of the Soviet system. This in turn has made consensus on a long-term strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union difficult to achieve. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives--termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management--and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced later American thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why termination appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal with elites and with the general public. (Author).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
For 35 years, the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most pressing foreign policy problem. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the 'essential' character of the Soviet system. This in turn has made consensus on a long-term strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union difficult to achieve. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives--termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management--and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced later American thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why termination appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal with elites and with the general public. (Author).
U.S. Leadership Perceptions of the Soviet Problem Since 1945
Author: John Van Oudenaren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
For 35 years the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most difficult foreign policy and defense problems. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the "essential character" of the Soviet system and appropriate U.S. policies for dealing with the USSR. There remains no consensus on a long-term American strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community regarding Soviet policy, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives — termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management — and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced subsequent American policy thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why a termination approach appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal for both elites and the general public.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
For 35 years the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most difficult foreign policy and defense problems. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the "essential character" of the Soviet system and appropriate U.S. policies for dealing with the USSR. There remains no consensus on a long-term American strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community regarding Soviet policy, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives — termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management — and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced subsequent American policy thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why a termination approach appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal for both elites and the general public.
U.S. Leadership Perceptions of the Soviet Problem Since 1945
Author: John Van Oudenaren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
For 35 years the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most difficult foreign policy and defense problems. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the "essential character" of the Soviet system and appropriate U.S. policies for dealing with the USSR. There remains no consensus on a long-term American strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community regarding Soviet policy, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives — termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management — and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced subsequent American policy thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why a termination approach appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal for both elites and the general public.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
For 35 years the Soviet Union has presented American political leaders with their most difficult foreign policy and defense problems. Throughout this period the Soviet Union, like other countries, has undergone constant change. Although this change has worked to reshape the perceptions of American leaders, it has not ended an ongoing debate in the United States about the "essential character" of the Soviet system and appropriate U.S. policies for dealing with the USSR. There remains no consensus on a long-term American strategy for dealing with the Soviet Union. In an effort to probe the roots of the ongoing dissension in the U.S. foreign policy community regarding Soviet policy, this report analyzes the three early postwar alternatives — termination by accommodation, termination by victory, and long-term management — and shows how the early debates on these alternatives influenced subsequent American policy thinking. In addition, the report suggests some of the underlying reasons why a termination approach appealed to those who were confronted for the first time with the Soviet problem, and why, despite the standoff of the past 35 years, termination continues to exert a residual appeal for both elites and the general public.
Soviet Perceptions of the United States
Author: Morton Schwartz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520040946
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520040946
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Western Perceptions Of Soviet Goals
Author: Klaus Gottstein
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100001133X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This study investigates Western views on the potential future developments in the U.S.S.R. It traces the facts, figures, fears and ideological prejudices that have contributed to the mutual mistrust between the East and the West over long-range political goals and recommends ways of reducing it.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100001133X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This study investigates Western views on the potential future developments in the U.S.S.R. It traces the facts, figures, fears and ideological prejudices that have contributed to the mutual mistrust between the East and the West over long-range political goals and recommends ways of reducing it.
Narrative and the Making of US National Security
Author: Ronald R. Krebs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107103959
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
This book shows how dominant narratives have shaped the national security policies of the United States.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107103959
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
This book shows how dominant narratives have shaped the national security policies of the United States.
American Perceptions of the Soviet Union as a Nuclear Adversary
Author: Erik Beukel
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780861870332
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Beukel (political science, Odense U., Denmark) analyzes the ways in which American governments have perceived the Soviet Union as a nuclear adversary since the early 1960s. American images, he finds, are influenced not only by Soviet behavior, but also by traditionally dominating views of the US's proper role in the world as well as by the domestic political process. Distributed in the US by Columbia U. Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780861870332
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Beukel (political science, Odense U., Denmark) analyzes the ways in which American governments have perceived the Soviet Union as a nuclear adversary since the early 1960s. American images, he finds, are influenced not only by Soviet behavior, but also by traditionally dominating views of the US's proper role in the world as well as by the domestic political process. Distributed in the US by Columbia U. Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Uses of History
Author: Alexander Dallin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742567559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Exploring Soviet and Russian history, politics, and foreign policy, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key--and controversial--issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, Russian-American relations in the Reagan era, the causes of the collapse of the USSR, and the disappointments of Russia's post-Soviet evolution. With his incisive assessment of the biases and blunders in American interpretations, Dallin rejects single-factor explanations for Soviet and Russian domestic and foreign policies, instead examining the complex interplay of internal and external conditions, institutions, mindsets, and the role of individual leaders. All readers interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history will find this collection a stimulating and deeply knowledgeable resource.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742567559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Exploring Soviet and Russian history, politics, and foreign policy, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key--and controversial--issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, Russian-American relations in the Reagan era, the causes of the collapse of the USSR, and the disappointments of Russia's post-Soviet evolution. With his incisive assessment of the biases and blunders in American interpretations, Dallin rejects single-factor explanations for Soviet and Russian domestic and foreign policies, instead examining the complex interplay of internal and external conditions, institutions, mindsets, and the role of individual leaders. All readers interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history will find this collection a stimulating and deeply knowledgeable resource.
US Intelligence Perceptions of Soviet Power, 1921-1946
Author: Leonard Leshuk
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714653068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Leonard Leshuk begins this study by commenting on the unusual situation whereby a nation as seemingly weak and backward before World War II as the Soviet Union could, in the space of a few years, challenge the USA militarily on a global scale.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714653068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Leonard Leshuk begins this study by commenting on the unusual situation whereby a nation as seemingly weak and backward before World War II as the Soviet Union could, in the space of a few years, challenge the USA militarily on a global scale.
Revelations from the Russian Archives
Author: Diane P. Koenker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780393803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780393803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description