In the Direction of the Gulf: The Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf,9780714630717

In the Direction of the Gulf: The Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf

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ISBN13: 9780714630717
ISBN10: 0714630713
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1977-06-09
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

This text analyzes the USSR's interest in the countries of the Persian Gulf. The book places such interest within the context of the USSR's relations with the Arab world and the complexities of power politics.

Table of Contents

Oil - the USSR and the Persian Gulf
Russia and the Middle East
Soviet regime - first stages (1917-1947)
limited Soviet successes (1940-late 1950s)
the breakthrough (late 1950s-1967)
anticipating a vacuum in the Gulf (1967-1971)
""in the direction of the Persian Gulf"" (1972-1976)
South Yemen - the Cuba of the Middle East
power rivalry in the Indian Ocean
trends and considerations
Appendices: Soviet-Iraqi treaty
Soviet-Somali treaty
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