Open AccessThe United States in the 1980's
Author(s) -
D. Conradie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/13-1-599
Subject(s) - optimism , foreign policy , soviet union , political science , power (physics) , economic history , member states , political economy , development economics , economy , international trade , european union , history , economics , law , politics , psychology , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
The era of optimism which prevailed in the United States since the Korean War, came to an abrupt end after the debacle in Vietnam. By the end of the Seventies the United States was no longer the dominant military power. American foreign policy lacked consistence, coherence and a strategic sense. The United States became indecisive. Under these circumstances the Soviet Union successfully enforced its imperialistic designs upon countries far from its shores