The Scientific-Technological Revolution and Soviet Foreign Policy

Download or read book The Scientific-Technological Revolution and Soviet Foreign Policy written by Erik P. Hoffmann and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The Scientific-Technological Revolution"" and Soviet Foreign Policy explains the effects of the worldwide scientific-technological revolution (STR) on Soviet foreign policy under ""the collective leadership"" of Leonid Brezhnev. Organized into five chapters, this book carefully examines Soviet views of the relationship of STR with political, economic, and military dimensions of ""peaceful coexistence"" and ""detente."" This text also evaluates the impact of scientific discoveries, technological innovations, foreign economic relations, strategic arms development, and instability in Third World countries. Some of the functions performed by Soviet perspectives on scientific-technical change and international politics are also reported.