The USSR and the Western Alliance

Robbin F. Laird, Susan L. Clark

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780367568320
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000280784
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

This book, first published in 1990, examines the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Western Alliance at a time of great changes. Experts on a range of topics analyse the relationship from both the Soviet perspective (the impact of Gorbachev, and the role of Eastern Europe), and from the standpoint of the nations of the West including France, Great Britain and West Germany). Also included is a discussion of the role of the northern flank in Soviet nuclear-free proposals. The book concludes with an assessment of the challenges posed by the changing Soviet perspective, and the opportunities that these present for the Western Alliance.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• 1 The Soviet Union and the Western Alliance
• 2 Soviet Views and Policies toward Theater War in Europe
• 3 Gorbachev and the Western Alliance: Reassessing the Anticoalition Strategy
• 4 Eastern Europe as a Factor in Soviet Foreign Policy toward Western Europe
• 5 Soviet Perspectives on French Security Policy
• 6 Soviet Perspectives on British Security Policy
• 7 A Nuclear-Free Zone in Northern Europe
• 8 Soviet Security Perspectives on Germany
• 9 Soviet Public Diplomacy toward West Germany under Gorbachev
• 10 Soviet Challenges to NATO
• About the Authors
• Index