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East-Central European Economies in Transition

By: John P. Hardt,Richard F. Kaufman

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East-Central European Economies in Transition

By: John P. Hardt,Richard F. Kaufman

This volume makes JEC-commissioned expert studies of economic developments in East-Central Europe available to business people, educators and students. Coverage includes economic, political and social reform issues, regional relations, and the impact of Western assistance programmes.

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915

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Routledge

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1315481758

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9781315481753

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

By: Richard F. Staar

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USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

By: Richard F. Staar

Based largely on primary sources in the Russian language, this succinct volume cover the following aspects of Soviet foreign policy: world outlook, personalities and structures of the decisionmaking process, implementation of objectives, and a discussion of practices toward geographic regions as well as specific countries.

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343

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Hoover Press

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081798593X

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9780817985936

Dynamics of Communism in Eastern Europe

By: Richard Voyles Burks

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Dynamics of Communism in Eastern Europe

By: Richard Voyles Burks

Who are the people comprising the Communist movement in Eastern Europe? What is their motivation in joining the party? In a comparative analysis of the eight East European Communist parties—Polish, Czech, Magyar, Romanian, Bulgarian, Yugoslav, Greek, and Albanian—R. V. Burks offers precise knowledge about Communism's adherents. The author conducted interviews with repentant Communists held in Greek prisons, with exiled members of the anti-Communist opposition, and with active members of the party; he also made a critical analysis of election returns and of original sources in a dozen languages. The-result is a wealth of specific information on the participants’ age, sex, education, professional training, social class, and ethnic origin. Basing his comparisons and conclusions on this data, Mr. Burks is able to point to some interesting discoveries: social class (at least as Marxism conceives of it) is hardly a factor in drawing these people to Communism, and the industrial worker is not the backbone of the movement. Instead, the effects of cross-cultural education, shifting world prices, and what might he called ethnic politics have directed these people to Communism. Mr. Burks has provided a close analysis of the anatomy of Communism in a crucial part of the world. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400877229

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9781400877225

Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation

Practical Measures

By: Richard Weitz

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Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation

Practical Measures

By: Richard Weitz

Russia and the United States are the most important countries for many vital security issues. They possess the world’s largest nuclear weapons arsenals, are involved in the principal regional conflicts, and have lead roles in opposing international terrorism and weapons proliferation. Despite persistent differences on many questions, mutual interests consistently drive Russians and Americans to work together to overcome these impediments. This Adelphi paper argues that opportunities for improving further security cooperation between Russia and the United States exist but are limited. Near-term results in the areas of formal arms control or ballistic missile defences are unlikely. The two governments should focus on improving and expanding their joint threat reduction and nonproliferation programmes, enhancing their military-to-military dialogue regarding Central Asia and defence industrial cooperation, and deepening their antiterrorist cooperation, both bilaterally and through NATO. Using more market incentives, expanding reciprocity and equal treatment, and limiting the adverse repercussions from disputes over Iran would facilitate progress. Russia and the United States will not soon become close allies, but they should be able to achieve better security ties given that, on most issues, their shared interests outweigh those that divide them.

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131

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Routledge

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1136623981

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Arms Control At Sea

By: J Richard Hill

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Arms Control At Sea

By: J Richard Hill

Originally published in 1989, this book reviews the history of maritime control measures from before the First World War and provides a critical examination of both the objectives of maritime power and the concepts of disarmament, peace zones, parity, verifiability and peaceful co-existence. It argues that the objectives or maritime power are not necessarily incompatible with international security and that strategic deterrence can contribute to improved security. Limitation measures, it is argued, can in some cases be double-edged, endangering other security fields and having a destabilizing effect. The book stresses the need for non-absolute solutions in order to achieve a reasonable level of security and makes proposals for both structural and confidence-building measures along those lines

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223

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Taylor & Francis

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104001240X

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9781040012406

The System of the International Organizations of the Communist Countries : Richard Szawlowski

By: Richard Szawlowski

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The System of the International Organizations of the Communist Countries : Richard Szawlowski

By: Richard Szawlowski

Monograph on the structure of and regional cooperation within the international organizations of the socialist countries - focuses on legal aspects and activities of the warsaw treaty organiztion and of CMEA, considers organizations involved in economic integration (economic relations), banking, scientific cooperation, telecommunications, etc., and includes texts of international agreements, treatys, etc. Bibliography pp. 165 to 170 and references.

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BRILL

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9028603352

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9789028603356

Superpowers in Economic Decline

U.S. Strategy for the Transcentury Era

By: Richard Cohen,Peter A. Wilson

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Superpowers in Economic Decline

U.S. Strategy for the Transcentury Era

By: Richard Cohen,Peter A. Wilson

This book, first published in 1990, evaluates what future policy adjustments the US will have to make in order to successfully navigate through a national security environment radically altered from that of the past and one determined more than at any point in the post-war period by the economic performance of both superpowers. The structure of the book centres around two issues that will determine the future national security environment facing the US. Discussed are stakes of the threat, the response of the Soviet Union to the challenge of economic and related social/political decline and its implications for the Soviet national defence effort. Also studied are the resources available to the US to meet the threat, the status of the US economic performance and the magnitude of resource stress it is likely to face in the future and its probable impact on the US national defence effort.

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Routledge

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1000371433

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9781000371437

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

By: Richard F. Staar

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By: Richard F. Staar

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Book's by Richard F. Staar

East-Central European Economies in Transition

East-Central European Economies in Transition

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

Dynamics of Communism in Eastern Europe

Dynamics of Communism in Eastern Europe

Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation

Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation

Arms Control At Sea

Arms Control At Sea

The System of the International Organizations of the Communist Countries : Richard Szawlowski

The System of the International Organizations of the Communist Countries : Richard Szawlowski

Superpowers in Economic Decline

Superpowers in Economic Decline

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

USSR Foreign Policies After Détente

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