In this book, the author challenges academia's conventional explanations for Soviet behavior during the Arab-Israeli conflict. While most analysts contend that the USSR followed a calculated strategy of providing its Arab allies with a minimum of support sufficient only to avoid defeat and not to secure victory, Fred Wehling disagrees.
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How did conflicts between the USSR's regional and global interests affect Politburo decisions in Middle East crises? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
autonomous risk, value conflict approach, increased coerciveness, high time pressure, chicken model, low time pressure, rational deterrence theory, predetermined strategy, coercive moves, crisis decision making, regional allies, regional crises, defensive avoidance, regional objectives, nuclear alert, political signals, crisis bargaining, intense time pressure, global objectives, strategic warning, highest tension, operational code, service broadcast, crisis decisions, chicken game Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Soviet Union, War of Attrition, October War, Six-Day War, Near East, Security Council, Israeli Warnings, Canal Raids, Operation Badr, Tel Aviv, Tiran Blockade, Border Clashes, Artillery Duels, United Nations, Attack Preparations, Golan Heights, Rogers Plan, Third Army, Yom Kippur War, Brezhnev Politburo, Marshal Grechko, Radio Moscow, Sixth Fleet, Camp David New!
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autonomous risk, value conflict approach, increased coerciveness, high time pressure, chicken model, low time pressure, rational deterrence theory, predetermined strategy, coercive moves, crisis decision making, regional allies, regional crises, defensive avoidance, regional objectives, nuclear alert, political signals, crisis bargaining, intense time pressure, global objectives, strategic warning, highest tension, operational code, service broadcast, crisis decisions, chicken game Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Soviet Union, War of Attrition, October War, Six-Day War, Near East, Security Council, Israeli Warnings, Canal Raids, Operation Badr, Tel Aviv, Tiran Blockade, Border Clashes, Artillery Duels, United Nations, Attack Preparations, Golan Heights, Rogers Plan, Third Army, Yom Kippur War, Brezhnev Politburo, Marshal Grechko, Radio Moscow, Sixth Fleet, Camp David New!
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- Soviet Foreign Policy by Oxford University Press on 9 pages
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