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This book is about the strategic importance of NATO-Europe and why Western Europe should continue to remain the primary geographic area of importance in U.S. national security planning. It argues that making fundamental changes in U.S. security commitment to Europe would not be in U.S. interests.

It is essential that American strategists understand major Soviet economic, political, and military trends and same of the effects those trends may have on Soviet policy in order that they may propose alternatives to achieve U.S. national interests and objectives. This paper examines those U.S. interests and objectives, discusses Soviet trends and offers some suggestions for offsetting disadvantages in one area with advantages in another.

Der Autor untersucht Interessen, Ziele und Hauptelemente der Strategie der UdSSR in Südwestasien, Möglichkeiten und Vorteile der UdSSR in ihrem Wettbewerb mit den USA in dieser Region sowie den Einfluß und die Möglichkeiten der UdSSR in Südwestasien auf politischem, ökonomischem und besonders auf militärischem Gebiet begrenzende Faktoren. (BIOst-Klk)

AbstractThe collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan have combined to focus the attention of the United States upon Southwestern Asia. One of the most important current issues in U. S. defense planning is: how can the United States best secure its interests in Southwestern Asia?1 Part of the answer lies in identifying U. S. constraints and then attempting to solve shortfalls in U. S. strategy, forces, and regional relations. Those issues have been examined elsewhere and are not the central focus of this article. Another part of the answer lies in understanding what are Soviet interests, objectives, and major elements of strategy toward the Third World in general and specifically Southwestern Asia. What opportunities and advantages does Moscow have in the region? And, finally, are there political, economic, and military factors which would constrain future Soviet behavior in Southwestern Asia? These are the questions this study will analyze in an attempt to demonstrate that the United States is not competing in Southwestern Asia in a zero-sum game where Moscow holds all the aces.