After War and Revolution: Trends in Russian Middle Eastern Policy
Carlisle Barracks, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 1992. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. vii, [1]43, [1] p. Endnotes. From an on-line posting: "Dr. Stephen J. Blank has served as the Strategic Studies Institute s expert on the Soviet bloc and the post-Soviet world since 1989. Prior to that he was Associate Professor of Soviet Studies at the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL; and taught at the University of Texas, San Antonio; and at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Blank is the editor of Imperial Decline: Russia s Changing Position in Asia, coeditor of Soviet Military and the Future, and author of The Sorcerer as Apprentice: Stalin s Commissariat of Nationalities, 1917-1924. He has also written many articles and conference papers on Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Eastern European security issues. Dr. Blank s current research deals with proliferation and the revolution in military affairs, and energy and security in Eurasia. His two most recent books are Russo-Chinese Energy Relations: Politics in Command, London, UK: Global Markets Briefing, 2006; and Natural Allies? : Regional Security in Asia and Prospects for Indo-American Strategic Cooperation, Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005. Dr. Blank holds a B.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago." Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.
Keywords: Middle East; Arab-Israeli; Regional Security; Persian Gulf; Arms Sales; Palestinians; Muslims; Shevardnadze; Peace Negotiations; Central Asian Republics; Commonwealth of Independent States
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