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The Cold War: Over, Renewed, Or Never Ended?, Matt Phipps Apr 2015

The Cold War: Over, Renewed, Or Never Ended?, Matt Phipps

Political Science Theses and Capstones

The Cold War has been studied repeatedly since the war supposedly ended in 1991. However recent events are starting to cause some concern and make many question whether or not the Cold War actually ended, if it took a different shape or perhaps has just been on pause. I argue that the Cold War has been a conflict that has been going on since 1947 and although the conflict has looked differently in recent decades the conflict was never properly put to an end. The research analyzes US decision making with respect to Russian and Asian relations over the last …


The Return Of Russia: Energy's Superpower Or Potemkin Village?, Greg R. Bayes Aug 2008

The Return Of Russia: Energy's Superpower Or Potemkin Village?, Greg R. Bayes

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

George Kennan's prediction of the Soviet Union's downfall may have, in retrospect, jinxed Russia on the one aspect that had historically worked in its favor: time. The confluence of time and space--brought about by an emphasis on territorial expansion-had greatly aided Russia when difficulties had rendered the variable of time indispensable. When confronted by the likes of Napoleon and Hitler, for example, Russia had at its disposal the luxury of always trading space for time. Although deprived of its empire, the issue of space is not an overarching concern for a Russia that today still spans from Vladivostok to St. …


Russia's Northeast Asia Policy: Challenges And Choices For The 21st Century, Sharif M. Shuja Jan 2000

Russia's Northeast Asia Policy: Challenges And Choices For The 21st Century, Sharif M. Shuja

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


Eisenhower And Khrushchev At The Paris Summit: Anatomy Of A Failure, Vincent Michael Kapral Oct 1997

Eisenhower And Khrushchev At The Paris Summit: Anatomy Of A Failure, Vincent Michael Kapral

History Theses & Dissertations

Although it seemed at the time that the destruction of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over Soviet territory, slightly over two weeks prior to the Four-Power May 1960 Paris Conference had ended the summit, more deeply rooted historical differences ensured the meeting's failure. While President Dwight Eisenhower sought to ensure a national policy of defense sufficiency via his New Look strategy, he faced many internal and external critics who over-stepped or underutilized their positions. These included Allen Dulles, Christian Herter, Richard Bissell and Charles De Gaulle. Nikita Khrushchev faced internal division over his desires to achieve a new peaceful coexistence as …


Russia's China Policy Under Yeltsin And Its Effect On The Korean Peninsula, Jong Dyuk Lim Aug 1995

Russia's China Policy Under Yeltsin And Its Effect On The Korean Peninsula, Jong Dyuk Lim

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

This thesis studies current developments in Russia's China policy and their effect on the Korean Peninsula. This thesis asks these questions: how has the Russia's China policy changed since Gorbachev era, what are the determinants of Russia's current China policy, what is the effect of this policy on the Korean Peninsula, and what is the prospect for Russo-Chinese relations? Russia's China policy has been profoundly influenced by a series of domestic Russian institutional changes. Russia may be developing a political-economic system more consistent with "Eastern" notions of democracy and capitalism than those of the West. The result has been a …


The Soviet Military: Pressures For Change 1981-1991, William C. Dughi Oct 1993

The Soviet Military: Pressures For Change 1981-1991, William C. Dughi

History Theses & Dissertations

The US-Soviet arms race entered a new stage in the late 1970s and early 1980s which created a revolution in military-technological affairs including new weapons systems possessing revolutionary levels of sophistication. The rapid development and acquisition of these weapons systems by the United States created pressure on the Soviet Union to continue the economically debilitating arms race. By 1985, in the midst of this military-technical revolution, Mikhail S. Gorbachev began his reform of Soviet system, including Soviet military doctrine, creating pressure on the Soviet military. These two pressures on the Soviet military are the subject of this thesis. How were …


Port Visits As A Component Of Soviet Naval Diplomacy In The Mediterranean Sea 1967-1986, John Mark Ickes May 1992

Port Visits As A Component Of Soviet Naval Diplomacy In The Mediterranean Sea 1967-1986, John Mark Ickes

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

The Soviet Union used its navy as an instrument to support its political agenda, particularly after 1967. This thesis examines 1785 Soviet port visits in the Mediterranean Sea to identify characteristics of the Soviet naval port visit program, particularly the significance of the country visited, the length of the visit, and the ships selected for the visit. The results indicate that certain Mediterranean countries were visited more than others, that the length of the visit can be associated with various Soviet political intentions, and that certain warships made significantly more visits than others.


U. S. Foreign Policy And The Soviet Union, Fred Warner Neal Jan 1961

U. S. Foreign Policy And The Soviet Union, Fred Warner Neal

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Report To The Supreme Soviet On The Trip To India, Burma And Afghanistan, Nokolay Aleksandrovich Bulganin Jan 1956

Report To The Supreme Soviet On The Trip To India, Burma And Afghanistan, Nokolay Aleksandrovich Bulganin

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


"We Stand For Peaceful Coexistence": Interviews With N. S. Khrushchev, N. A. Bulganin [And] G. K. Zhukov, William Randolph Hearst Jan 1955

"We Stand For Peaceful Coexistence": Interviews With N. S. Khrushchev, N. A. Bulganin [And] G. K. Zhukov, William Randolph Hearst

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The Soviet Union Builds For Peace, Lavrentiì Pavlovich Beriìa Jan 1952

The Soviet Union Builds For Peace, Lavrentiì Pavlovich Beriìa

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Soviet Aggression: Myth Or Reality?, Corliss Lamont Jan 1950

Soviet Aggression: Myth Or Reality?, Corliss Lamont

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Yugoslavia: The U. N. : Cooperation Must Be Desired, Edvard Kardelj Jan 1948

Yugoslavia: The U. N. : Cooperation Must Be Desired, Edvard Kardelj

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Quarantine The Warmongers, William Z. Foster Jan 1947

Quarantine The Warmongers, William Z. Foster

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Enemies Of The Peace: Profile Of The Hate-Russia Gang, Sender Garlin Jan 1945

Enemies Of The Peace: Profile Of The Hate-Russia Gang, Sender Garlin

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Soviet Foreign Policy In Europe: 1917-1942, A Selection Of Documents, Max. M. Larerson Jan 1943

The Development Of Soviet Foreign Policy In Europe: 1917-1942, A Selection Of Documents, Max. M. Larerson

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


For World Peace And Freedom, A Survey Of The Twenty-Five Years Of Soviet International Policy, Aleksandr Troyanovski Jan 1943

For World Peace And Freedom, A Survey Of The Twenty-Five Years Of Soviet International Policy, Aleksandr Troyanovski

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The Soviet Union, Friend And Ally Of The American People, William Z. Foster Jan 1941

The Soviet Union, Friend And Ally Of The American People, William Z. Foster

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The Russian Empire And The Soviet Union In The Far East, Victor A. Yakhontoff Jan 1936

The Russian Empire And The Soviet Union In The Far East, Victor A. Yakhontoff

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The World Situation, The Internal And International Position Of The Soviet Union, Tsk Kpss Jan 1934

The World Situation, The Internal And International Position Of The Soviet Union, Tsk Kpss

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The U.S.S.R. And Disarmament, Evgenii Aleksandrovich Korovin Jan 1933

The U.S.S.R. And Disarmament, Evgenii Aleksandrovich Korovin

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


Who Fights For A Free Cuba?, Martin Kaye Jan 1933

Who Fights For A Free Cuba?, Martin Kaye

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The October Revolution And The Struggle For Socialism, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov Jan 1932

The October Revolution And The Struggle For Socialism, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.


The Soviet's Fight For Disarmament: Containing Speeches, Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov Jan 1932

The Soviet's Fight For Disarmament: Containing Speeches, Maksim Maksimovich Litvinov

Van Sickle Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993

No abstract provided.