This book contributes to the public discussion of Soviet foreign policy issues by making available some of the information and insights which have resulted from the work of many scholars in this field. It explores how diverse trends in the evolution of the policy affected the nature of the Cold War.

Marshall D. Shulman

Preface -- Retrospect -- The Changing Terrain of International Politics -- Transformations in the Soviet System -- The Evolution of Soviet Foreign Policy and the Cold War -- A Shift of Emphasis in Policy