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050 00 $aDR229.S65$bW38 2010
100 1 $aWatts, Larry.
245 10 $aWith friends like these-- :$bthe Soviet bloc's clandestine war against Romania /$cLarry L. Watts.
260 $aBucharest :$bEditura Militară,$cc2010-
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504 $aVol. 1 includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aVol. 1 : Introduction. Stretching the definition of 'friend' -- Imperial ambitions, Communist conflicts. Pattern of Russo-Romanian 'alliance' -- The Romanian threat and the KOMINTERN between the wars -- Stalin's leveraging of Transylvania. The 2nd Transylvanian Campaign 1938-1940 -- The 3rd Transylvanian Campaign 1944-19466 -- Enforcing subordination, entrenching leverage 1946-1955 -- Slipping Moscow's leash under Khrushchev. Dismantling the mechanisms of Soviet control 1953-1959 -- Shutting down Soviet intelligence networks 1956-1963 -- Soviet pressure and Romanian response 1962-1964 -- From Bucharest Spring to Prague Spring. The nature of the Romanian threat during the 1960s -- Undermining Soviet domination within the Bloc 1965-1967 -- Genesis of coordinated anti-Romanian active measures -- 'Spinning' intra-pact relations from February to August -- 1968 : 'tourists,' friends & disappointments. Preparing for Warsaw Pact invasion, June-August 1968 -- Allies sought, Allies found : 21-30 August -- Soviet deception and Western assessments -- Legitimizing intervention, discouraging support -- Targeting Romania after the invasion. Projecting Romanian-Soviet 'reconciliation' 1968-1970 -- The battle over history, territory and ethnicity 1968-1971 -- Discrediting mediation, sabotaging partnerships -- Remobilizing Stalin's agents 1968-1971 -- Clandestine war engaged. Crossing the Rubicon 1971-1972 -- Hungary and the Active Measures Campaign -- Hostile penetrations and disinformation 1971-1974 -- Enemy within the gates. Clash over the Middle East 1970-1978 -- Romania & the Helsinki process 1970-1978 -- Anti-Soviet military cooperation 1973-1978 -- US-Romanian strategic partnership 1974-1978.
520 $aThe author argues that Romania was indeed a defiant state, and it was actually the Soviet propaganda machinery that cultivated the notion that Romania was a loyal fraternal socialist state indulging in demonstrative politics for public and international consumption. This book reveals a geopolitical pattern that transcends ideological sources of foreign policy making. It reveals a persistent pattern of international relations in the region that is based on territorial aspirations motivated by security concerns and justified by nationalism.
651 0 $aRomania$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union.
651 0 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zRomania.
651 0 $aRomania$xForeign relations$zEurope, Eastern.
651 0 $aEurope, Eastern$xForeign relations$zRomania.
651 0 $aRomania$xForeign relations$zEurope, Central.
651 0 $aEurope, Central$xForeign relations$zRomania.
651 0 $aRomania$xForeign relations$y20th century.
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