The Soviet Union The Incomplete Superpoer [Paperback]

Now updated to the Gorbachev era, this book is an examination of the state of the Soviet Union today. One of its main aims is to highlight the weaknesses of this faltering empire.Dimensions of Soviet Union. Part 1 The domestic context: the constraints of empire; economy in crisis?. Part 2 The international environment: the USSR's security outlook; soviet military requirements and responses; Soviet military power and global influence; the USSR's global economic policy. Part 3 The future of Soviet power: the limits of Soviet power.