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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan"”.
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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the United States Response
In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to preserve communist rule in that country. The military and political campaign to defeat the anticommunist resistance spanned nine years. The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan severely strained American-Soviet relations and …
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"Excellent Propaganda" Zbigniew Brzezinski's Narrative for the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
… and how important his willful misunderstanding of Soviet intentions in Afghanistan was to the legacy of America’s involvement in that nation’s affairs.</p>
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From Afghanistan 1979 to Afghanistan 2001: How Three Current High School History Textbooks Frame the Origins of the “War on Terror” Historical Analysis and Interviews with William Blum, Noam Chomsky and James Loewen
… school history textbooks report on the origins of the “war on terror.” The researcher chose one textbook from each of the three leading publishing houses that supply the high school market: Holt McDougal, Prentice Hall, and McGraw-Hill. The scope of the researcher’s inquiry covers the 1979 …
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A Crisis of Influence: The American Response to Soviet Sphere of Influence Geopolitics
… Culture strongly rejects the concept of spheres of influence, but great power competition often dictates a tacit acceptance of rival powers' privileged zones of control. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought to maintain a sphere of influence along its border, and on multiple …
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Justifying jihad: US politics, propaganda and the Afghan mujahedeen
… United States recognised the potential for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 to embroil their super-power rival in a ‘Vietnam-like quagmire.’ Their covert operation to arm the mujahedeen is well documented. This dissertation argues that propaganda and public diplomacy were powerful and …
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Sowing the Seeds of Soviet Decline: Zbigniew Brzezinski and the Carter Administration: 1977-1981
… to the Carter years and looks at the formation of his strategy for dismantling the Soviet bloc. It then examines his role as National Security Adviser from 1977 to 1981 and how he implemented the ideas he formulated in his early years and the impact these would have upon the course of the Cold …
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The European Community’s Relations with the Soviet Union (1973-1991)
… gives an unprecedented historical account of EC-USSR relations, thereby focusing on the perspective of Brussels. From 1958 to 1972, the European Economic Community (EEC) permitted its member states to handle trade with the USSR on a bilateral basis. In 1973, this changed, and the European …
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Understanding Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Soviet Active Measures and Russian New Generation Warfare
… target adversaries without conventional force. Often described as the mistaken "Gerasimov Doctrine" or "New Generation Warfare," Russian Hybrid Warfare operations utilize unconventional tactics to achieve grand strategy objectives in domains where the Kremlin believes it has advantages over …
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The Creation and Evolution of the International Terrorist Organization Al Qaeda
… a militant movement focused on the destruction of the state of Israel and all of those who support it. This movement has helped to create several different terrorist organizations that pose a direct threat to both the United States and its allies. Of all these organizations, al Qaeda, or the …