02516cam a2200433 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001300065020001500078027001900093035002000112037001100132040001900143043002100162050002500183100003500208245007100243264003700314300002600351336002600377337002600403337002800429338003600457338002700493500001800520500002100538500008200559504004100641520094700682530005801629588004701687610003101734651005201765651005201817710006001869710002201929710007201951856005902023rnd000000000047147RAND920212s1981    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a81004633  a0833003011  aRAND/R-2707-NA  a(Sirsi) a188128  c$25.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---ae-ur--- 4aE183.8.S65bG44 19811 aGelman, Harry,d1930-eauthor.14aThe Politburo's management of its America problem /cHarry Gelman. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1981.  aix, 70 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"April 1981."  aIncludes errata.  aThis research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aDraws 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.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record.20aT͡SK KPSS.bPolitbi͡uro. 0aSoviet UnionxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszSoviet Union.2 aRand Corporation.bNational Security Research Division.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bDepartment of Defense.bDirector of Net Assessment.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2707/