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Soviet-American Relations

Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science

Vol. 36, No. 4, Soviet Foreign Policy (1987)

, pp. 54-66 (13 pages)

Published By: The Academy of Political Science

https://doi.org/10.2307/1173833

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1173833

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The Academy of Political Science published 150 issues of the Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science as a series from 1910 to 1991. As part of the Academy's public service record, semi-annual meetings were held to investigate political, economic, and social issues. These meetings drew upon recognized scholars as well as public officials who presented papers in the subject on the agenda. Many of the papers were published in the Proceedings.

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Abstract

Formulations of conventional international relations theory like 'political realism' do not analyse bloc and superpower rivalry in a manner that places adequate emphasis on the systemic characteristics of such rivalry. Thus US-USSR relations have been treated as essentially a 'great power' rivalry and the bloc conflict as one between two alliance structures associated with a bi-polar model of power equations on the world scale. This paper, contending with the 'realist' tradition, marks out the Russian Revolution of 1917 as its starting point and argues that the global schism between two irreconcilable socio-economic, political and value systems had four principal axes. Treating superpower relations as one of the axes the paper seeks to locate the evolution of US-USSR relations in a wider survey of overall global trends.

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The Economic and Political Weekly, published from Mumbai, is an Indian institution which enjoys a global reputation for excellence in independent scholarship and critical inquiry. First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.

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First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.

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How did the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union change after the end of World War II?

As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.

What was the relationship between the US and Soviet Union after the Cold War?

Diplomatic relations between the US and Russia improved through the 1990s. Both nations signed an arms control treaty in January 1993, trade links were increased and Russian president Boris Yeltsin began a cordial relationship with his American counterpart Bill Clinton.

What was the relationship between the Soviet Union and the US?

Relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political, and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years.

How did the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union change in the decades following WWII?

How did the relationship between the U.S. and Soviet Union change in the decade following World War II? During World War II, the two countries were allies; afterward, the countries were enemies. During World War II, both countries were democracies; afterward, the Soviet Union became a dictatorship.