Soviet Involvement in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9749124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam C Nolutshungu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 481 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 138-146 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716285481001013 |
| OpenAlex | W2051882313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article explores Soviet foreign policy toward southern Africa. Moscow's approach to the region has been mainly one of restraint, and it has avoided additional economic and military burdens since the collapse of the Portuguese Empire. The region does not hold great strategic or economic significance for the Soviet Union, and Moscow is not willing to incur high risks. The author concludes that the changing pattern of Soviet influence in Africa is mainly a function of changes within African states. The deepening crisis in South Africa may point to the need for revolutionary solutions, but these would occur without Western aid and with minimal Soviet assistance
Cold war · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Empire · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Soviet union · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2023 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |