Afghanistan: Game of Symbols
Tags: AFGHANISTAN -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989; SOVIET Union -- History -- 1953-1985; INVASION; INTERNATIONAL conflict; CARTER, Jimmy, 1924-; PRESIDENTS -- United States; PROTECTION of interests (International relations); INTERNATIONAL relations
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- Reflections on Yet Another Last Stand. Rehyansky, Joseph A. // National Review;3/21/1980, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p345
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- BLOODY GAMES. Barnet, Richard J. // New Yorker;4/11/88, Vol. 64 Issue 8, p44
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- CAN THE AFGHAN REBELS WIN? Strmecki, Marin // National Review;7/4/1986, Vol. 38 Issue 12, p32
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- Let's Take the Offensive. Dolan, Anthony R. // National Review;5/30/1980, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p662
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- Crash Course. Crozier, Brian // National Review;3/21/1980, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p337
The article criticizes U.S. President Jimmy Carter for his belief that through U.S. examples the Soviet Union will abandon its Marxist-Leninist ideology. It defines power for the Marxist-Leninist elite. Details of the ignorance of Carter regarding communism and Soviet foreign policy. It comments...
- SOVIET STRATEGY AND THE MUJAHIDIN. Alexiev, Alex R. // Orbis;Spring85, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p31
The article analyzes the assertive and comprehensive strategy adopted by the Soviet Union in the military, political, and economic realms aimed at defeating the resistance that is often not understood in the West. It examines the challenge posed by the increasingly sophisticated Soviet...
