Jonathan Steele
Biographic Data
| ID | 5768793 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Steele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Steele |
| SIGNATURE | STEELE J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Chilcot Report
A tale of two retreats
NATO troops are leaving Afghanistan in 2014, a quarter of a century after Soviet troops ended their occupation. How comparable are the two retreats, and will Afghans suffer fighting and destruction similar to what happened when foreign troops last left? Mikhail Gorbachev, who took the withdrawal decision in 1985, felt the war had become an expensive stalemate. The USSR opted to base its exit strategy on diplomacy and the idea that the Afghan gove…
Defeat in Iraq
The Guardian's Senior Foreign Correspondent and in-house columnist on international affairs analyses the possibilities and problems facing the incoming Obama administration in Iraq and the wider Middle East region. Jonathan Steele argues that the Bush administration was defeated in Iraq on a number of fronts and that US influence has declined across the region. He explains how the gains made in establishing order have been largely a result of the…
Why Gorbachev Failed
At the height of perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev had a dream. The familiar system of one-party rule would smoothly open up to allow for the free play of other political forces, and, in the strange new world of electoral competition, the Communist Party would remain the voters’ favourite. Faced
Moscow's Kabul Campaign
Soviet Power
Soviet Power
How the west does not serve Poland
Stunned by the sudden imposition of martial law in Poland, the West reacted with astonishing naivety. Politicians and commentators asked whether General Jaruzelski was a patriot or a puppet. Should he so the assumption went be put on probation or punished? Was martial law a Polish initiative or a Soviet one? If it was the former, then it could be seen as pre-empting a Russian move, and deserved to be treated in a less critical light. Was he and t…
Eastern Europe since Stalin
The South African Connection
The South African Connection
Eastern Europe since Stalin
How the west does not serve Poland
Stunned by the sudden imposition of martial law in Poland, the West reacted with astonishing naivety. Politicians and commentators asked whether General Jaruzelski was a patriot or a puppet. Should he so the assumption went be put on probation or punished? Was martial law a Polish initiative or a Soviet one? If it was the former, then it could be seen as pre-empting a Russian move, and deserved to be treated in a less critical light. Was he and t…
Soviet Power
Soviet Power
Moscow's Kabul Campaign
Why Gorbachev Failed
At the height of perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev had a dream. The familiar system of one-party rule would smoothly open up to allow for the free play of other political forces, and, in the strange new world of electoral competition, the Communist Party would remain the voters’ favourite. Faced
Defeat in Iraq
The Guardian's Senior Foreign Correspondent and in-house columnist on international affairs analyses the possibilities and problems facing the incoming Obama administration in Iraq and the wider Middle East region. Jonathan Steele argues that the Bush administration was defeated in Iraq on a number of fronts and that US influence has declined across the region. He explains how the gains made in establishing order have been largely a result of the…
A tale of two retreats
NATO troops are leaving Afghanistan in 2014, a quarter of a century after Soviet troops ended their occupation. How comparable are the two retreats, and will Afghans suffer fighting and destruction similar to what happened when foreign troops last left? Mikhail Gorbachev, who took the withdrawal decision in 1985, felt the war had become an expensive stalemate. The USSR opted to base its exit strategy on diplomacy and the idea that the Afghan gove…
Chilcot Report
Political science (8 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 works) · Foreign policy (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Development economics (2 works)