This book explores the scope of Moscow's "new thinking" in its Third World context—highlighted by the USSR's surprising withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988. I

Some of the most crucial changes inspired by Gorbachev and perestroika concern Soviet and East European policies toward Third World countries. Despite countless

The description for this book, Moscow's Third World Strategy, will be forthcoming.

Analyzes previous Soviet policies towards the third world, the dramatic initiatives introduced by Gorbachev, and the fundamental forces that shape them both. Pr

Offers cutting-edge perspectives on how international development has shaped the global history of the modern world.