Between the US and the USSR which country had the more competent/successful foreign policy during the Cold War?
Given the nature of trade, both kinda work hand in hand and sometimes it's hard to separate the two.The West won the Cold War, yes, but was it due to US foreign policy or due to the West's economic policies?
The USA never had to invade a NATO member. The Soviets had to do it twice.
The USA never had to invade a NATO member. The Soviets had to do it twice.
I’m almost tempted to say the Soviets because they were basically a Great Power that convinced everyone they were a Super Power and consistently had major global influence inspite of having a small economy, no real Great Power allies, and maintained global support even while brutally suppressing their own people.
foreign policy and economic policy are the same things dude unless you're the lone nation in the world it's always will beThe West won the Cold War, yes, but was it due to US foreign policy or due to the West's economic policies?
Between the US and the USSR which country had the more competent/successful foreign policy during the Cold War?
I know this sounds "woke" but to me it's just bullshit. Both countries seeked stability, as most great powers do, think about the Marshall plan or the relationship with japan. Both countries only directly intervened when their interests were at stake and even the Soviets, whose entire ideology was founded on worldwide violent revolution, always tried to remain pragmatic.Both sucked? Both bungled into idealogical wars driven by paranoia, destabilised numerous countries and had tantrum buttons that could end the world. At points both were stupid and arrogant, one just pulled through to keep bumbling things up into the 21st century.
foreign policy and economic policy are the same things dude unless you're the lone nation in the world it's always will be
I know this sounds "woke" but to me it's just bullshit. Both countries seeked stability, as most great powers do, think about the Marshall plan or the relationship with japan.