Jiri Valenta, in Foreign Policy (Summer 1983), P.O. Box 984, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11737.
The Soviet Union's reactions to unrest in Poland, Hungary, Afghani- stan, and other neighboring states have repeatedly strained super- power relations since World War 11. To avert such tensions, says Valenta, a Soviet affairs specialist at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Washington must somehow steer Moscow toward a more toler- ant view of its neighbors' domestic matters.
History, Valenta notes, offers abundant...