02374cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000047171 RAND 920212s1981 cau b 000 0deng d 81008559 0833003216 RAND/R-2763-FF/RC (Sirsi) a188166 $25.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- e-ur--- E183.8.S65 H94 1981 Hyland, William, 1929- author. Soviet-American relations : a new Cold War? / William G. Hyland. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1981. xiii, 73 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "A series in international security and arms control." "May 1981." Includes bibliographical references. This report is an interpretive account of Soviet-American relations over the past few decades, with emphasis on the 1970s. The author reconstructs the different periods and issues in the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations based on his personal experience and views, drawing in part on his participation in some of the events since 1969. The author surveys Soviet-American relations in retrospect. Then the period of detente is examined. A discussion of Soviet foreign policy and defense strategy in transition includes sections on the new balance of power with the United States, the China factor, and the more aggressive Soviet course from Angola to Afghanistan. The Soviet-American position on SALT and the SALT process is reassessed. Finally, the outlook and prospects for Soviet-American relations is assessed, and the real meaning and significance of the current Polish crisis is given. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Soviet Union Foreign relations 1975-1985. Soviet Union Foreign relations United States. United States Foreign relations 1981-1989. United States Foreign relations Soviet Union. Rand Corporation. Ford Foundation. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2763/ 599825 599825