Changing American assessments of the Soviet threat in Africa: 1975-1985.
Authors
Jordan, Donald L. Jr.
Subjects
Africa
Soviet Union
threat
alamist
conservative
liberal
confident liberal
image
assessment
Soviet Union
threat
alamist
conservative
liberal
confident liberal
image
assessment
Advisors
Clough, Michael W.
Date of Issue
1985-12
Date
December 1985
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Perceptions of the Soviet Union as a threat to the
national interests of the United States affect virtually
every aspect of American policy. Differing assessments of
the threat necessarily require different policy responses.
It is important to understand the range of differing assessments
in order to support a coherent American foreign
policy.
This study identifies and explicates the components of a
threat assessment in order to categorize different images of
the Soviet threat. Four different images are examined, two
of which appear to change over time. Finally, changes in
liberal and conservative assessments of the Soviet threat in
Africa from 1975-1985 are detailed in order to demonstrate
that changing assessments are directly related to the core
elements of each image.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
119 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.