Category: Soviet Union

Table of Contents Introduction Ways to Achieve Political Reforms Gorbachevs and Mandelas Roles Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The paths of the formation of the statehood in the USSR and South Africa in the 1980s and early 1990s were different, although both powers adhered to similar principles of reform movements. The collapse of the Soviet Union marked…

In the post-Soviet period of economic transition from the previously predominant communist order to the new capitalist approach, two major models of economic reforms with opposing arguments were utilized. On the one hand, shock therapy as a reformation approach held that the shift to capitalism has to be instant and rapid. The improvements and stabilization…

Table of Contents Introduction Nationalization of Oil and Gas Companies Fluctuations in Prices as a GDP Factor Foreign Investments as a Crucial Factor Possible Ways of Accelerating Economic Growth Conclusion References Introduction In the context of economic development and recognition in the international arena, many states use domestic resources as key trade elements, thereby creating…

Table of Contents The Post-Soviet Case Political Regime Banking Sector Gross Domestic Product Foreign Direct Investments Conclusion References Economic development is a necessary condition for a country to become a world power. That is why numerous states try to improve their economic indicators, and there are many ways to achieve it. Some countries rely on…

Table of Contents Predictability and transparency Challenging General Howards premise Relevance of the past (cold war) in homeland security How we can learn from the future References Predictability and transparency Russ Howard asserts that there was predictability in the US-Soviet confrontation because the weapons capabilities of both nations were common knowledge. The US understood the…

American interests after the Second World War became different from those of the Soviet Union, resulting in the cold war that contributed to the division between the United States and the Soviets. Communism was becoming a powerful force and a reason for war in various parts of the world as the Soviet Union sought to…