02314cam a2200385 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024020001500065027001900080035002000099037001100119040001900130043001200149050002100161100003100182245005900213264003700272300002700309336002600336337002600362337002800388338003600416338002700452490002400479500002000503504004100523520109500564530005801659588004701717650001401764651004801778710002201826830002301848856005701871rnd000000000048499RAND920212s1990    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a0833016873  aRAND/N-3008-RC  a(Sirsi) a190469  c$23.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-ur--- 4aDK289b.D95 19901 aDzirkals, Lilita.eauthor.10aGlasnost and Soviet foreign policy /cLilita Dzirkals. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1990.  avii, 41 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aA RAND note ;v3008  a"January 1990."  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThis Note examines the beginnings of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost (openness) policy and its impact on Soviet foreign policy. It traces the gradual widening of Soviet public discussion of foreign and security policy issues and identifies the external and domestic factors driving this development. It covers the period from 1985 through October 1988, but it also makes reference to more recent events. Starting as exposure of corrupt officials, glasnost soon was expanded and used to undermine the conservative opposition to perestroika (restructuring) and the new political thinking. Positive Western reaction to glasnost, welcoming it as proof of Gorbachev's peaceful intentions, stimulated its further expansion. Glasnost undid the Soviet "enemy image" and thus cleared the way for cooperation with the West while the regime sought a way out of the crisis facing the country. Because of the internal power struggle, glasnost has survived attempts to reverse it. As contending elements state their differing views, information regarding Soviet foreign policy and its formulation increases.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aGlasnost. 0aSoviet UnionxForeign relationsy1985-1991.2 aRand Corporation. 0aRand note ;v3008.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3008/