In the Direction of the Gulf: The Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf

by Mordechai Abir, Aryeh Yodfat

Overview

This text analyzes the USSR's interest in the countries of the Persian Gulf. The book places such interest within the context of the USSR's relations with the Arab world and the complexities of power politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135163730
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Authored by Abir, Mordechai; Yodfat, Aryeh

Table of Contents

Oil - the USSR and the Persian Gulf; Russia and the Middle East; Soviet regime - first stages (1917-1947); limited Soviet successes (1940-late 1950s); the breakthrough (late 1950s-1967); anticipating a vacuum in the Gulf (1967-1971); in the direction of the Persian Gulf (1972-1976); South Yemen - the Cuba of the Middle East; power rivalry in the Indian Ocean; trends and considerations. Appendices: Soviet-Iraqi treaty; Soviet-Somali treaty.