Routledge Revivals
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This study demonstrates the ability of one superpower to influence or shape the behaviour and policy of another; in this case the use by the USA of economic and trade pressure against the then Soviet Union. The book assesses both the economic and political effect of washington's application of economic measures on Soviet policy in four key areas: human rights; dissent; Jewish emigration; and the Third World. The conclusion reached is that US trade pressure largely failed to have the desired effect of influencing Soviet domestic and international behaviour, sustaining the conventional view that trade pressure rarely works. This conclusion is reached after assessing the performance of the Soviet authorities in relation to the areas outlined.