Description
This book focuses on the nature of the Soviet-East European relationship in the Gorbachev era and on the prospects for the adaptation of that relationship to changing conditions in today's world, examining trends and tendencies in Soviet-East European relations.
Table of Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Soviet Perspectives -- Soviet Political and Ideological Perceptions and Policies Toward Eastern Europe -- Soviet Efforts to Restructure the CMEA: The Cose of Regional Energy Relations -- Soviet Military Concerns and Prospects in Eastern Europe -- East European Concerns -- East European Political and Ideological Perceptions and Concerns -- Reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe: Is There a Link? -- The Lesser Allies’ View: Eastern Europe and the Military Relationship with the Soviet Union -- Lands In-Between: The Politics of Cultural Identity in Contemporary Eastern Europe -- Dilemmas and Prospects -- On Reform, Perceptions, Misperceptions, Trends, and Tendencies -- Epilogue
