TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gelman,Harry
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - United States.
TI  - The Politburo's management of its America problem
SN  - 0833003011
AV  - E183.8.S65 G44 1981
PY  - 1981///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - T͡SK KPSS
KW  - Politbi͡uro
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
N1  - "April 1981."; Includes errata; This research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division; Includes bibliographical references; Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2707/
ER  -