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The Soviet Union and the Horn of Africa during the Cold War : between ideology and pragmatism / Radoslav A. Yordanov.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Harvard Cold War studies book seriesPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 293 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498529105
  • 1498529100
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Soviet Union and the Horn of Africa during the Cold War.DDC classification:
  • 327.4706309/045 23
LOC classification:
  • DK69.4.E8 Y67 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Rediscovering the Horn: September 1947-july 1960 -- Enter Somalia: July 1960-October 1969 -- Hedging bets in Addis Ababa: February 1964-October 1969 -- Engaging Mogadishu: October 1969-March 1976 -- Ethiopia in turmoil: February 1974-December 1976 -- Bidding on the power of diplomacy: February-July 1977 -- Diplomacy of power, unleashed: August-November 1977 -- Ethiopia, the unwieldy ally: December 1978-March 1985 -- The road to withdrawal: March 1985-March 1991 -- Conclusion: empire on the edge.
Summary: Based on original research and previously unpublished material, this study reevaluates the Soviet Union's involvement in the Horn of Africa and traces the evolution of Moscow's foreign policy toward Somalia and Ethiopia during the Cold War.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rediscovering the Horn: September 1947-july 1960 -- Enter Somalia: July 1960-October 1969 -- Hedging bets in Addis Ababa: February 1964-October 1969 -- Engaging Mogadishu: October 1969-March 1976 -- Ethiopia in turmoil: February 1974-December 1976 -- Bidding on the power of diplomacy: February-July 1977 -- Diplomacy of power, unleashed: August-November 1977 -- Ethiopia, the unwieldy ally: December 1978-March 1985 -- The road to withdrawal: March 1985-March 1991 -- Conclusion: empire on the edge.

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Based on original research and previously unpublished material, this study reevaluates the Soviet Union's involvement in the Horn of Africa and traces the evolution of Moscow's foreign policy toward Somalia and Ethiopia during the Cold War.

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