Oil Fueled? The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12412245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James D J Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-94 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Post-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1060586x.2013.778543 |
| OpenAlex | W1557909331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 remains a deeply puzzling event. The action was uncharacteristic of Moscow's Third World policy and extremely self-destructive. Moreover, archival sources reveal that, just nine months earlier, the Politburo was strongly opposed to such an undertaking. Based on archival documents, this article examines what could have caused this sudden, reckless shift in policy, and attention is drawn to a hitherto overlooked factor. Guided by the “resource curse” literature, the possibility that the Soviet leadership may have been radically emboldened in their contemporary external outlook by the extraordinary surge in energy wealth that occurred during 1979 is analyzed
Action (physics · Curse · Development economics · Economics · Natural resource · Political economy · Political science · Resource curse · Sociology · Global Energy Security and Policy · History · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development
Détente and confrontation
From the Shadows
Sustaining Development in Mineral Economies
Natural resources, education, and economic development
The curse of natural resources
The Paradox of Plenty
Resource Rents and the Russian Economy
"Can Russia Break the "Resource Curse
Prelude to Invasion
The big push, natural resource booms and growth
Soviet foreign policymaking and the Afghanistan war
The Afghanistan war and the breakdown of the Soviet Union
Russia and the World
Afghanistan
Soviet Foreign Policy since World War II
Soviet Foreign Policy 1962-1973
Condemned to Repetition? The Rise, Fall, and Reprise of Soviet-Russian Military Interventionism, 1973–1996
Détente and Confrontation
The Conduct of Soviet Foreign Policy
Soviet Foreign Policy 1962–1973
Red flag over Afghanistan
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders
Escaping the Resource Curse
A Stereotype, Wrapped in a Cliché, inside a Caricature
What Do We Know about Natural Resources and Civil War
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |