Review: International Security: U.S. National Security Policy and the Soviet Union

This chapter examines the offensive strategies employed by the United States and the Soviet Union in fighting the Cold War. It begins with a discussion of US covert operations and its revised national security strategy, focusing on Operation Solarium, the search for a post-Solarium national security policy, and subversion and intelligence gathering. It then considers the Berlin Crises, noting that Berlin was at the heart of the Cold War, the heart of the German question, and on several occasions became the focus of tension between the two blocs in Europe. The airlift of 1948–9 to preserve the Western position in the city, which was an island in East Germany, had become a potent Cold War symbol. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the Offshore Islands Crises and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Ruch prometejski jako defensywny element polityki bezpieczeństwa II RP w latach 1926–1932

Wschodnioznawstwo ◽

10.4467/20827695wsc.20.017.13345 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 297-322

Author(s):

Tomasz Landmann

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

National Security ◽

Security Policy ◽

Military Intelligence ◽

Second Republic ◽

The Soviet Union

Prometheism as a defensive element of security policy of second Polish Republic in 1926–1932 The article presents examples of the implementation of the Promethean action on selected directions of cooperation with nations dependent on the Soviet Union in connection with the activity of the authorities of the Second Republic of Poland in the years 1926–1932. The involvement of military authorities in this process was primarily taken into consideration. Prometheism was considered as one of the organised concepts of implementing not only political but also information and intelligence activities. The author defines the place and importance of Prometheism in the activities of Polish military intelligence in the years 1926–1932. He also distinguishes examples of cooperation with the Promethean nations aiming at strengthening the security of the Second Republic. The archival materials collected in the Central Military Archive in Warsaw-Rembertów and the Archives of Modern Records in Warsaw were used to achieve the objective set. It should be stated that Prometheism was a significant concept within the involvement of military intelligence in strengthening the national security of the Second Polish Republic. It was evidenced by the Polish authorities’ cooperation with nations dependent on Soviet activities in the East.

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7. Fighting the Cold War: The Offensive Strategies

International Relations Since 1945 ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780199693061.003.0009 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

John W. Young ◽

John Kent

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Soviet Union ◽

National Security ◽

Security Policy ◽

The United States ◽

Intelligence Gathering ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Berlin Crises ◽

The Cold War ◽

Offensive Strategies

This chapter examines the offensive strategies employed by the United States and the Soviet Union in fighting the Cold War. It begins with a discussion of US covert operations and its revised national security strategy, focusing on Operation Solarium, the search for a post-Solarium national security policy, and subversion and intelligence gathering. It then considers the Berlin crises, noting that Berlin was at the heart of the Cold War, the heart of the German question, and on several occasions became the focus of tension between the two blocs in Europe. The airlift of 1948–9 to preserve the Western position in the city, which was an island in East Germany, had become a potent Cold War symbol. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the Offshore Islands crises and the Cuban missile crisis.

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