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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Soviet invasion"”.
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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
… 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
… of the researcher’s inquiry covers the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to the U.S. invasion in 2001. The nomenclature of the “war on terror,” Reagan’s “war on terror,” U.S. support for the Afghan Mujahideen, the Persian Gulf War, and the decision to invade Afghanistan are examined. …
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A influência da religião no crescimento do movimento Talibã no Afeganistão (1989 a 1996)
… in the period between 1989 and 1996, when the Soviet Union leaves the country until the capture of Kabul and other provinces. The origins of Taliban are controversial and to understand them an analysis of Afghan history is required, that is a domination tangled and intertwined by periods of …
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Opium production and distribution: Poppies, profits and power in Afghanistan
<p>After the Soviet invasion in 1980, Afghanistan became the world’s leading<br />supplier of opium and has continued to do so in 2011. The prevailing explanations for the proliferation of the opium economy in Afghanistan point out several key factors: opium as a manageable and profitable cash crop …
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"The Love of America is on Move:" Victimization, Cold War Consensus, and the Hungarian Revolution, 1956-1957
On November 4, 1956, Soviet forces brutally suppressed the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest. Although Nikita Khrushchev had attempted to "repair" the Soviet Union's image by denouncing Stalin's crimes, the Soviet invasion of Hungary damaged the Soviet Union's legitimacy in the international …
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A Crisis of Influence: The American Response to Soviet Sphere of Influence Geopolitics
… zones of control. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought to maintain a sphere of influence along its border, and on multiple occasions resorted to the use of force to maintain control over foreign states. How did the United States react to the Soviet use of force in sovereign territory …
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Taming the "Wild West" integrating the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan
… The influx of Afghan refugees following the Soviet invasion has likewise provided fertile soil for religious extremism. Extremists continue to be educated, trained, and sheltered in madrassas operating in tribal areas. Extreme poverty in the FATA lands contributes to their 'wild west' …
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“Better Unmentioned:” An Assessment of Reagan Administration Aid to Pakistan, Panama, and Zaire.
… by stating that it was necessary to overcome the Soviet Union. While the alliances with these regimes did help to bring about the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in 1989, each of these three regimes also acted against US interests via the promotion of drug smuggling or militancy, or forging other …
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Weaving Borders, Mapping Place: Afghan War Rugs of the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989)
… of the woven field. Emerging in the wake of the Soviet invasion in the late 1970s, these rugs integrate modern war iconography of tanks, helicopters, and maps into a medium historically tied to regional identity, spiritual practice, and craft. While earlier scholarship has often read these rugs …
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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
… 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 War. Specifically, it looks at the …
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The European Community’s Relations with the Soviet Union (1973-1991)
… started to improve, and meetings between EC and Soviet officials became more recurrent. However, an EC committed to becoming a political player in global affairs could not ignore the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan or Moscow pressurising the Polish government into imposing martial law in the …
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Understanding Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Soviet Active Measures and Russian New Generation Warfare
… should employ currently neglected analyses and Soviet tactics from the Cold War era. In attempting to answer the question, "How do Soviet strategies in asymmetric and political warfare compare to contemporary Russian counterparts?" I hypothesize that Russia's new way of warfare, or New …
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The Creation and Evolution of the International Terrorist Organization Al Qaeda
The United States and its allies have come under attack from terrorists several times in recent years. Islamic fundamentalism has helped to spur 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 …