02284cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000047764 RAND 920212s1990 cau b 000 0 eng d 91142976 0833010875 RAND/R-3939-USDP (Sirsi) a188987 $25.00 CstmoR CstmoR e-ur--- UA770 .L338 1990 Lambeth, Benjamin S. author. Is Soviet defense policy becoming civilianized? / Benjamin S. Lambeth. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1990. xv, 71 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "August 1990." "National Defense Research Institute"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. Since Mikhail Gorbachev assumed power in 1985, aspiring players from outside the military have sought to influence the Soviet defense decisionmaking process. As a result, there has been a significant erosion of the monopoly held by the Defense Ministry and the General Staff in formulating Soviet military programs and policy. This report examines the changing structure and context of Soviet defense decisionmaking, emphasizing the growing role of civilians in shaping Soviet national security policy. If these defense intellectuals and other civilians succeed, it may or may not mean an end to the historic competition between the Soviet Union and the West. It will, however, guarantee that any relationship that eventually emerges will entail a more cosmopolitan Soviet adversary and a major alteration in the geopolitical challenge it represents. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Civil-military relations Soviet Union. Soviet Union Military policy. International Security and Defense Policy Center. Rand Corporation. United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3939/ 598643 598643