Soviet power and the Third World / Rajan Menon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menon, Rajan, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military assistance, Russian--Developing countries.

Military assistance, Russian.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Military relations.

Soviet Union--Military relations--Developing countries.

Soviet Union.

Developing countries--Military relations--Soviet Union.

Developing countries.

Soviet Union--Military policy.

Military policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 261 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [1986]

Summary:

There can be no doubt that the USSR will play an active role in the Third World, availing itself of opportunities to compete with the West. At the same time, Soviet theory and practice indicate an awareness of the accompanying burdens and hazards: the danger of escalation posed by local wars; the potential dangers and costs of becoming the primary provider and protector of poor, distant states of socialist orientation; the capacity of developing countries to seek Soviet support while resisting influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0300035004

OCLC:

12973840