October 30, 1997
Managing Conflict in the Former Soviet Union: Russian and American Perspectives
Book
By Alexei G. Arbatov, Abram Chayes, Lara Olson and Antonia Chayes
Since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, numerous ethnic and internal conflicts have emerged within and between the former Soviet republics. Vicious fighting has flared up in Georgia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Moldova, and other areas, and tensions remain high in many of the newly independent states. Their causes are often misunderstood, and U.S. policymakers have paid little attention to their resolution.
