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Beliefs about international security and change in 1992 among Russian and American national security elites

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ID12439552
AuthorsCheryl Koopman (corresponding author), Eric Shiraev, Rose Mcdermott (0000-0002-0920-1541), Robert Jervis (0000-0002-1896-6538), Jack Snyder (0000-0003-1256-0673)
Year1998
Volume4
Issue1
Pages35-57
Publication date1998-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0401_4
OpenAlexW1999972194
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited41

Given the magnitude of the changes during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, we were interested in surveying the views of Russian and American elites involved in international relations and national security. Therefore, in June of 1992 we conducted a survey, using parallel questions in Russian and English, among elites in Russia and the United States to inquire about views concerning international relations and foreign policy. The results suggested that Russian and American elites' thinking was organized by shared belief schema that could be labeled cooperative internationalism or support for deterrence, using concepts derived from previous investigations. Also, both Russian and American elites seemed to hold parallel belief structures that could be labeled militant internationalism or support for deterrence. Among the Russians, these two types of beliefs accounted for a significant degree of variance in perceptions of national and international security threats and attributions for liberalizatio

International security · National security · Political science · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Public Administration

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,11
Citation span1999 - 2003 (5)
Citation velocityhistorical
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