Rubinstein Red Star on the Nile

The Soviet-Egyptian Influence Relationship Since the June War
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7094-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 410 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

The Soviet-Egyptian relationship after the June War of 1967 was a new one for both countries, and its consequences were of global importance. Drawing on all available Soviet and Arab materials, Alvin Rubinstein develops the concept of influence as an analytical tool and explores in comprehensive fashion the diplomatic, military, political, and economic aspects of the influence relationship between the two nations in recent years.

The author's approach is chronological, analytical, and oriented toward the issues. He finds that the relationship has been fundamentally asymmetrical in aims and accomplishments. Egypt's remarkable comeback after the June War would not have been possible without Soviet aid, but Moscow benefited primarily in the context of the Soviet-American strategic rivalry in the Middle East, and only peripherally in terms of influence over Egypt.

Considering broader Soviet-Third World relationships, the author shows that there is no demonstrable correlation between intensified interactions and influence, that an extensive presence is no assurance of influence, and that Soviet influence can seldom be exercised at will in the absence of an ability to project Soviet military power directly.

Originally published in 1977.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubinstein, Alvin Z.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xi
Prologue, pg. 1
Chapter One. Transfiguration, pg. 9
Chapter Two. The Illusory Consensus, pg. 44
Chapter Three. To the War of Attrition, pg. 66
Chapter Four. Myrmidons from Moscow, pg. 90
Chapter Five. Sadat's Uneasy Alliance with the Soviet Union, pg. 129
Chapter Six. The End of Illusion, pg. 168
Chapter Seven. Toward Confrontation, pg. 212
Chapter Eight. Strategic Imperatives and the October War, pg. 248
Chapter Nine. The Diplomacy of Discord, pg. 288
Chapter Ten. Currents of Influence, pg. 330
Appendices, pg. 347
Selected Bibliography, pg. 367
Index, pg. 375