This book assesses the evolution of the Soviet approach toward European security policy since the mid-1980s, as seen from the prism of assessments of and policy toward the Federal Republic of Germany, examining basic Soviet analyses of West Germany in the period prior to unification.
Overview -- The Soviets and the West in Historical Perspective: The Emergent European Security Challenge -- The Soviets and the Western Alliance: The Classical Approach -- The Soviets and West European Security Cooperation, 1985-1989 -- Soviet Assessments of West Germany, 1985-1987 -- Soviet Assessments of West Germany, 1987-1989 -- Soviet Public Diplomacy Toward West Germany, 1985-1989 -- Soviet Assessments of the German Unification Process, 1989-1990 -- The Soviets and the New Federal Republic of Germany: Dealing with the New Europe
Robbin F. Laird
