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The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 71) by Robert G Patman; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) is a politics available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 71) about?

The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa is the first major attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behavior in the area. Dr. Patman provides a careful historical background to the recent conflicts and shows how the Soviet Union and its East European partners dramatically switched from being close allies of Somalia to allies of Ethiopia--intervening in the Ethiopian-Somali war of 1977-8 to ensure the military defeat of their former ally. However, he does not confine himself simply to retrospect

Who reads The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa: The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 71)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Robert G Patman; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section)
Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press
Published
1990
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521360227
Category
politics
Subjects
History, Language Learning, Political Science
Updated
2026-03-25

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