Soviet Risk-Taking and Crisis Behavior

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Focusing on the motivations behind Soviet leaders' risk-taking in international relations, this book explores the conditions under which they were willing to engage in high-stakes scenarios. It offers a detailed definition of risk in the context of nuclear-armed diplomacy and provides an analysis of Soviet actions during the Berlin crises, shedding light on their strategic decision-making processes during tense moments of the Cold War.