The Soviet State: The Domestic Roots of Soviet Foreign Policy

Essays on the historical background, society, economy, and policymaking process of the U.S.S.R. by well-known British experts (Hugh Seton-Watson, Alec Nove, Archie Brown, Malcolm Mackintosh, among others). No surprises or new insight on the directions in which internal factors will push future foreign policy, but the book represents a distillation of current knowledge plus a dash of personal judgment on the part of the several contributors. It is the product of a Chatham House study group at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and is edited by a recent British ambassador to Moscow.