Author : Michael H. Maggard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (641 download)
Book Synopsis Soviet Dissent and the American National Interest by : Michael H. Maggard
Download or read book Soviet Dissent and the American National Interest written by Michael H. Maggard and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet dissent is not a homogeneous movement; it is composed of a myriad of individuals and groups, seeking a variety of goals and objectives. Nevertheless, the phenomenon can be described relative to three basic interests: national self-determination, a desire for religious liberty, and guarantees of civil and political freedoms. Despite a host of aggressive campaigns by the state to eliminate the phenomenon, dissent continues to persist. Thus dissent poses the greatest long-term threat to the Soviet regime since it represents the primary mechanism by which all other factors of regime instability are both enunciated and perpetuated. American foreign-policy support to Soviet dissidents provides the United States with strategic advantages relative to the Soviet Union. For this reason, as well as for moral and legal considerations, it is in the American national interest to continue support to the various dissident movements in the USSR. Such assistance is in keeping with American values regarding a respect for human rights and is consistent with U.S. diplomatic history.