Europe in Turmoil: The Struggle for Pluralism

by Gerald Frost

Overview

This is the first in a new series of annual omnibus editions which are intended to be of interest to both the specialist and general reader concerned with international relations and security issues. The period in which the essays included in this volume appeared coincided with two of the most remarkable developments of the twentieth century: the collapse of communism as part of the wider intellectual retreat of collectivist ideas and the related and parallel disintegration of the Soviet empire. The results of these vast changes have created a tumultuous atmosphere in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union—and exacerbated economic and ethnic conflicts. These essays provide a unique commentary on the developments and factors which have led to this amazing process of political change and a genuine struggle for pluralism in formerly communist nations.

Among the subjects covered in this edition are Gorbachev and perestroika, Soviet foreign policy, openness and freedom of movement, the secret services of Eastern Europe and the USSR, the security implications of the 1992 European Community coalition, French defense policy, British Conservatives and defense, Romania under Ceausescu, and Yugoslavia's worsening internal crisis. This important contribution to the study of the present situation will be valuable to political scientists, those studying international relations and current affairs, and others who want to understand what is happening in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275941291
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/23/1991
Series:	European Defence and Strategic Studies Annual
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

GERALD FROST, is Director of the Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies in London.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Gerald Frost
The Gorbachev Phenomenon
Gorbachev: Can the Revolution Be Remade? by George Urban
Soviet Foreign Policy under Gorbachev: New Political Thinking and Its Impact by Gerard Wettig
The Perception Mongers: Reflections on Soviet Propaganda by George Bailey
Unreasonable Sufficiency? Assessing the New Soviet Strategy by William Odom
Information Openness and Freedom of Movement
The Secret Services: Is There a Case for Greater Openness? by Michael Mates
1992: Its Security Implications by K. G. Robertson
Security in a Changing World: British and French Perspectives
Coming in from the Cold: The Evolution of French Defense Policy by Geoffrey Lee Williams
Less Important than Opulence: The British Conservatives and Defence by Christopher Coker
The Impact of Tyranny and the Seeds of Revolt
Decline Without Fall: Romania Under Ceau,sescu by Mark Almond
Descent into Chaos: Yugoslavia's Worsening Crisis by Marko Milivojevic

Editorial Reviews

The first in a series of annual omnibus editions for both the specialist and general reader concerned with international relations and security issues. It will comprise the papers published during the previous years as part of the Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies' (London) two main series, Occasional papers and European security studies. This initial volume, however, includes some papers which appeared more than a year ago while omitting others which did not relate directly to the central subjects of political change in Europe and East-West relations in the Gorbachev era. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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