Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11983
SOVIET POLICY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
In: International affairs, Band 60, Heft 1, S. 75-96
ISSN: 0020-5850
THE SOVIET UNION HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE HORN FOR JUST OVER TWENTY YEARS. DURING THAT PERIOD THE TWO LARGEST COUNTRIES IN THE REGION HAVE EACH EXPERIENCED A MAJOR CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AND A 'SOCIALIST REVOLUTION', THERE HAS BEEN A WAR BETWEEN THE TWO, AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES ARE NOW THE REVERSE OF WHAT THEY WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THESE DRAMATIC CHANGES DUE TO SOVIET INFLUENCE?