New dogs, old tricks? : Are Soviet views and perceptions still influencing Russian foreign policy? A case-study of the intervention in Czechoslovakia, 1968, and the intervention in Georgia, 2008

As the world’s eyes were on Beijing and the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Russian and Georgian forces were fighting fiercely over two minor breakaway regions: South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Western commentators quickly drew comparisons to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia 40 ye...

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Main Author: Andersen, Vegard Fuglaas
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap 2013
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-21947