02386cam a2200445 i 4500 rnd000000000047437 RAND 920212s1986 cau b 000 0 eng d 85024411 0833006789 (pbk.) RAND/R-3310-AF (Sirsi) a188559 $30.00 CstmoR CstmoR e------ e-ur--- D1065.S65 V36 1986 Oudenaren, John van. author. Soviet policy toward Western Europe : objectives, instruments, results / John Van Oudenaren. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1986. xi, 118 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "February 1986." "Project Air Force"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118). This report analyzes the objectives, instruments, and achievements of Soviet policy toward Western Europe. It focuses on the mechanisms used by the Soviet Union to pursue its objectives in Europe, including diplomacy, military power, arms control, the West European Communist parties, ties with the non-Communist left, propaganda, and trade. The author concludes that the Soviet Union has achieved mixed results in its policy toward Western Europe. While it has succeeded in helping to consolidate postwar gains, Soviet policy has not yet made a dramatic breakthrough toward its stated objective of fostering a system of "collective security" in Europe. Nevertheless, there is little evidence to suggest that failure to achieve these maximal goals has led the Soviets to rethink their objectives or lower their expectations. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Arms control Europe. Europe Foreign relations Soviet Union. Soviet Union Foreign relations 1975-1985. Soviet Union Foreign relations Europe. Soviet Union Military policy. Project Air Force (U.S.) Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3310/ 599813 599813