The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies) Book

This is an attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behaviour in the Horn of Africa. Dr Patman, editor of the journal Third World in Soviet Perspective, traces the impact of history, superpower relationships and competition on Soviet perceptions and motives.Read More

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    The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa is the first major attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behavior in the area. Dr. Patman provides a careful historical background to the recent conflicts and shows how the Soviet Union and its East European partners dramatically switched from being close allies of Somalia to allies of Ethiopia--intervening in the Ethiopian-Somali war of 1977-8 to ensure the military defeat of their former ally. However, he does not confine himself simply to retrospective analysis. He also assesses the Soviet experience in the region in the decade since 1979, and considers in particular the impact of Gorbachev's new thinking and the new diplomacy.

  • 0521102510
  • 9780521102513
  • Robert G. Patman
  • 12 March 2009
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 432
  • 1
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