The role of external forces in third world conflicts
Titel:
The role of external forces in third world conflicts
Auteur:
Shultz, Richard
Verschenen in:
Comparative strategy
Paginering:
Jaargang 4 (1983) nr. 2 pagina's 79-111
Jaar:
1983
Inhoud:
Increasingly, analysis of the causes of internal conflict in the Third World has emphasized the importance of indigenous factors, while virtually ignoring the influence of external forces. However, due to important developments over the last decade, analysts and policy-makers need to reassess the role of external forces in promoting and facilitating internal conflict. An examination of the activities of the Soviet Union and its surrogates during this period will bear this out. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Soviets drew the conclusion that the correlation of forces had shifted significantly in their favor and this would, in turn, enhance their ability to encourage instability in the Third World. Once underway, the new policy appears to have directed those charged with implementing it both to take advantage of targets of opportunity that present themselves, and to create such opportunities through the use of various indirect or “active” tactics.
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