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Publication Date: April 1988
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James A. Phillips
Research Area: International relations
Keywords: Middle East
Type: Report
Coverage: Soviet Union Afghanistan
Abstract:
If the Soviets resist a genuine settlement then pressure should be increased, not relaxed. Gorbachev's celebrated "new thinking" on Afghanistan was prompted by Afghan mujahideen steadfastness and American Stingers, not diplomatic niceties. If the Soviets prolong their brutal occupation then more Stingers will be needed to prompt "newer thinking."