Notices tagged with soviet
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In "World orders, old and new" (1994) !Chomsky's "judgment of the 'new world order' (any new period of !history evidencing a dramatic #change in world political thought and the balance of power) foresees a growing #abyss between the rich and poor, both internationally and in the US." "devoting particular attention to events following the collapse of the #Soviet Union. He …
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Deterring Democracy: "also contains criticism aimed at the #Soviet Union and other communist states, but its major point centres on the fact that although the US claimed to support #freedom in the Cold War, it still supported #authoritarian regimes. The conclusion that !Chomsky comes to is that, despite U.S claims of supporting freedom, their actual aim was maintaining #d…
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The #Brezhnev Doctrine "was announced to retroactively justify the #Soviet invasion of #Czechoslovakia in August #1968 that ended the #PragueSpring, along with earlier Soviet military interventions, such as the invasion of #Hungary in 1956. These interventions were meant to put an end to liberalization efforts and uprisings that had the potential to compromise Soviet #heg…