Open AccessThe Bear and the Eagles: Soviet Influence in The 1970 and 1980 Polish Succession Crises
Author(s) -
Howard Frost
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the carl beck papers in russian and east european studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2163-839X
pISSN - 0889-275X
DOI - 10.5195/cbp.1988.33
Subject(s) - soviet union , flexibility (engineering) , political science , foreign policy , ecological succession , european union , face (sociological concept) , political economy , development economics , economy , economics , politics , international trade , sociology , law , social science , management , ecology , biology
The extent and dynamics of Moscow's control over its East Europeanneighbors have always been of considerable interest to Western analysts. The nature of this influence has become particularly important as the Soviet Union has, within certain parameters, condoned a modicum of East European flexibility in domestic and foreign policy since the mid-1960s. One of the most intriguing areas in the study of Soviet policy toward Eastern Europe is Soviet-East European crisis management, and particularly the extent to which the Soviets can affect the outcome of crises their allies face.