2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Soviet Decision Making of Military Invasion during Cold War
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14520104
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
KIM Sung-ho University of the Ryukyus, College of Law & Letters, Associate Professor, 法文学部, 助教授 (60325826)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Keywords | Soviet Foreign Policy / Cold War / Military Invasion / Korean War / Prague Spring / Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan / Polish Crisis / Hungary Crisis |
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| Research Abstract |
I tried to find out the special features of Soviet decision-making of military invasions and retreat, for example, the Korean War in 1950 (Stalin era), Prague Spring in 1968 (Brezhnev Era), the invasion of Afghanistan (Brezhnev Era), Poland Crisis in 1981 (Brezhnev era) and the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988 (Gorbachev Era).
The factor and decision-making process of the Soviet foreign policy were analyzed from the comparison of these examples. Especially I studied with careful attention to not only political method but also new declassified historical archives. (Now it is under research about the Hungary Crisis (1956) in Khrushchev Era)
From Stalin to Gorbachev, Realistic perception had influenced the determination of intervention rather than the ideological thinking. There is no mistake in that ideology had influence to recognition whether to be my enemy. But, on the occasion of decision of intervention, the Soviet Union gives priority to the national interest of itself over the profits of allies. It can be said that the influence of the ideology which states "solidarity and coexistence" between communist countries was limited
Moreover, in all examples, Kremlin eagerly argues about the U.S. response against Soviet behavior. It was reconfirmed that U.S. factor had big influences to Soviet diplomacy.
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Research Products
(6 results)
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[Book] NHK BOOKS2002
Author(s)
Sung-Ho KIM
Total Pages
222
Publisher
The Truth of Afghan War
Description
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