The Politburo's management of its America problem /
Gelman, Harry, 1930-
The Politburo's management of its America problem / Harry Gelman. - ix, 70 pages ; 23 cm
"April 1981." Includes errata. This research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division.
Includes bibliographical references.
Draws on the record of Soviet leadership behavior in many areas over the last decade to analyze Soviet assumptions about the relationship with the United States. In most cases the Politburo assumes its interests are incompatible with those of the United States and believes it cannot improve or even defend its geopolitical position unless the American position is further weakened. The Politburo expects lasting struggle with its central antagonist whatever the momentary temperature of the bilateral relationship. It sees itself as defending recent net gains over the United States in the "correlation of forces," which the United States is now trying to undo. Present Soviet policy continues a trend of expanding Soviet influence at U.S. expense since the late 1960s not interrupted by the detente. The Politburo is determined to isolate its external ambitions from the effects of serious Soviet and Soviet Bloc internal difficulties.
0833003011
RAND/R-2707-NA
$25.00
81004633
T͡SK KPSS. Politbi͡uro.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
E183.8.S65 / G44 1981
The Politburo's management of its America problem / Harry Gelman. - ix, 70 pages ; 23 cm
"April 1981." Includes errata. This research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division.
Includes bibliographical references.
Draws on the record of Soviet leadership behavior in many areas over the last decade to analyze Soviet assumptions about the relationship with the United States. In most cases the Politburo assumes its interests are incompatible with those of the United States and believes it cannot improve or even defend its geopolitical position unless the American position is further weakened. The Politburo expects lasting struggle with its central antagonist whatever the momentary temperature of the bilateral relationship. It sees itself as defending recent net gains over the United States in the "correlation of forces," which the United States is now trying to undo. Present Soviet policy continues a trend of expanding Soviet influence at U.S. expense since the late 1960s not interrupted by the detente. The Politburo is determined to isolate its external ambitions from the effects of serious Soviet and Soviet Bloc internal difficulties.
0833003011
RAND/R-2707-NA
$25.00
81004633
T͡SK KPSS. Politbi͡uro.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
E183.8.S65 / G44 1981