Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 299 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0195062469
Content:
A collection of essays on military defence strategy, which considers historical applications of the "domino theory", the psychological dynamics of the US-Soviet relationship vis-a-vis Eurasian boundaries. It also examines whether the USSR actually infers a lack of resolve from American retreats
Note:
Includes index
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Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Domino Beliefs and Strategic Behavior; 3. Alliance Formation in Southwest Asia: Balancing and Bandwagoning in Cold War Competition; 4. Bandwagon Images in American Foreign Policy: Myth or Reality?; 5. The Truman Administration and Global Responsibilities: The Birth of the Falling Domino Principle; 6. Soviet Inferences from Their Victories in the Periphery: Visions of Resistance or Cumulating Gains?; 7. Soviet Perceptions of American Foreign Policy After Afghanistan
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8. The Soviet Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan: Changing Strategic and Regional Images9. Russian and Soviet Strategic Behavior in Asia; 10. Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195062465
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Dominoes and Bandwagons : Strategic Beliefs and Great Power Competition in the Eurasian Rimland
Language:
English