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This is the first in a new series of annual omnibus editions intended to be of interest to both the specialist and general readers. It provides a unique commentary on the political change and struggle for pluralism in formerly communist nations.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Gerald Frost The Gorbachev Phenomenon Gorbachev: Can the Revolution Be Remade? by George Urban Soviet Foreign Policy under Gorbachev: New Political Thinking and Its Impact by Gerard Wettig The Perception Mongers: Reflections on Soviet Propaganda by George Bailey Unreasonable Sufficiency? Assessing the New Soviet Strategy by William Odom Information Openness and Freedom of Movement The Secret Services: Is There a Case for Greater Openness? by Michael Mates 1992: Its Security Implications by K. G. Robertson Security in a Changing World: British and French Perspectives Coming in from the Cold: The Evolution of French Defense Policy by Geoffrey Lee Williams Less Important than Opulence: The British Conservatives and Defence by Christopher Coker The Impact of Tyranny and the Seeds of Revolt Decline Without Fall: Romania Under Ceau,sescu by Mark Almond Descent into Chaos: Yugoslavia's Worsening Crisis by Marko Milivojevic

About the Author

GERALD FROST, is Director of the Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies in London.