Abstract
The sending of Soviet troops into Afghanistan in December 1979 to prop up a shaky communist régime was a dangerous start to the decade, and the continued fighting in Afghanistan cast a constant shadow over international relations until the mid-1980s. However, the remarkable events in the USSR and eastern Europe brought about by the policies of Gorbachev have signalled the possibility of profound changes in the relationship between western Europe and the successor states of the USSR and its former satellites. At the same time these developments, together with changes in American domestic politics, have affected the relationships of the western alliance.
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Miller, S. (1997). European unity and discord. In: Mastering Modern European History. Macmillan Master Series. Red Globe Press, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13789-3_36
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