Soviet Policy Toward Israel Under Gorbachev (The Washington Papers)
Description
Mikhail Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 signalled the beginning of significant improvements in Soviet-Israeli relations--thoroughly examined in this carefully researched volume. Based on an analysis of Soviet behavior and interviews with Israeli and Soviet Foreign Ministry officials and PLO leaders, this study describes how eased tensions between the Soviet Union and Israel have been achieved and analyzes the Soviet Union's reasons for advancing diplomatic relations with Israel.Robert Owen Freedman follows the progress of Soviet policy from the 1985 meeting between the Soviet an...
ISBN(s)
0275939936, 9780275939939
