Implications of the gulf crisis on soviet middle east policy

Galia Golan*

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Abstract

The Gulf crisis was in many ways a test of Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking." The major global lesson of the Gulf crisis, immediately apparent and increasingly important, was the need to eliminate regional instability if the post-Cold War world order were to be preserved. Criticism of Soviet arms supplies and the nature of Soviet allies in the region, together with the criticism of past Soviet Middle East policy in general, which were all evoked by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, led to criticism over foreign policy decisionmaking altogether. The crisis had a mixed impact on Soviet relations with Middle East states and peoples. The ariti-perestroika camp also argued against supporting the anti-Iraq coalition by invoking the need to placate Soviet Muslim interests. Aside from studying the lessons of the war and the resultant demands of the military for increased attention and investment in arms development, postwar policy debates within the Soviet Union soon abandoned the Middle East subject.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWar in the Gulf
Subtitle of host publicationImplications for Israel
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages107-124
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781000004601
ISBN (Print)9780367213275
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

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© 1992 by Tel Aviv University, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. All rights reserved.

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