1st Edition

China, the United States and the Soviet Union Tripolarity and Policy Making in the Cold War

By Robert S. Ross Copyright 1993
    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    This text considers the importance of various factors which influenced the policies of each country during the Cold War including strategic considerations, domestic politics and ideology.

    Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert S. Ross, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 1 China; Chapter 2 The Significance of Tripolarity in China’s Policy Toward the United States Since 1972, Michael B. Yahuda; Chapter 3 The Strategic Triangle and China’s Soviet Policy, Chi Su; Part 2 The Soviet Union; Chapter 4 Sino-Soviet Relations: The American Factor, Robert Legvold; Chapter 5 Soviet-Chinese Relations: The Experience of Two Decades, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 3 The United States; Chapter 6 U.S. Policy Toward the Soviet Union, 1970–90: The Impact of China, Stephen Sestanovich; Chapter 7 U.S. Policy Toward China: The Strategic Context and the Policy-Making Process, Robert S. Ross; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Tripolarity and Policy Making, Robert S. Ross;

    Biography

    Robert S. Ross, Herbert J. Ellison, Robert Legvold, Stephen Sestanovich, Chi Su, Michael B. Yahuda