Alliance Management in Eastern Europe
The New Type of International Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8042814 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nish Jamgotch (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 405-429 |
| Publication date | 1975-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2010127 |
| OpenAlex | W2335684380 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The theory of international relations of a new type characterizes Soviet-East European relations. Six functional aspects include pragmatic adjustments to polycentric communism; theoretical provisions for a transitional phase prior to the realization of communism on an international level; emphasis upon the East European subsystem as an indispensable core of Soviet national security; organizational efforts toward economic and political integration through COMECON and WTO; Communist summit conferences to forge and publicize unity; and the internationalist duty of socialism with special military obligations toward the territorial defense and security of Marxist-Leninist regimes. Faced with the unacceptable costs and military risks in forcibly expanding the international socialist system, the Soviets have concentrated on the maintenance of their East European subsystem: for as long as the Soviet Union maintains its exclusivist Marxist-Leninist doctrine, Eastern Europe will constitute the only dependable source of regime security and ideological fulfillment for the CPSU
Alliance · Communism · Economic system · Economics · Ideology · International relations · Marxist philosophy · Peaceful coexistence · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Soviet and Russian History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |