Asia In Soviet Global Strategy

Preface -- Introduction to Basic Soviet Geopolitics -- Nature of Soviet Global Strategy -- Awakening of Soviet Interest in Asia -- Soviet Collective Security Pacts -- Growth of Soviet Military Power in Asia -- Buildup of Soviet Naval Power in Asia -- Increase of Soviet Economic Relations in Asia -- Soviet Military Strategy in East Asia -- Political Aspect of Soviet Strategy in East Asia -- Basic Soviet Strategy Toward Japan -- Japan's Defense of Home Islands and Waters -- Soviet Strategic Objectives on the Korean Peninsula -- Development of Strategy in Sino-Soviet Relations -- Soviet Strategic Concerns in Southeast Asia -- Assessment of Soviet Priorities in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania -- Growing Soviet Interest in South Asia -- Soviet Inroads to the Persian Gulf States -- Outlook for the Pacific Basin