000 02516cam a2200433 i 4500
001 rnd000000000047147
003 RAND
008 920212s1981 cau b 000 0 eng d
010 _a81004633
020 _a0833003011
027 _aRAND/R-2707-NA
035 _a(Sirsi) a188128
037 _c$25.00
040 _aCstmoR
_cCstmoR
043 _an-us---
_ae-ur---
050 4 _aE183.8.S65
_bG44 1981
100 1 _aGelman, Harry,
_d1930-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Politburo's management of its America problem /
_cHarry Gelman.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1981.
300 _aix, 70 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"April 1981."
500 _aIncludes errata.
500 _aThis research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 2 0 _aT͡SK KPSS.
_bPolitbi͡uro.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zSoviet Union.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
_bNational Security Research Division.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense.
_bDirector of Net Assessment.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2707/
999 _c599309
_d599309