Limits to Power

<p><em>The Limits to Power</em> (1979) analyses the spectrum of Soviet interests and policies in the Middle East following the Yom Kippur War of October 1973: how the Soviets handled the oil question military and economic aid policy toward Egypt Syria Iraq the Palestinian organisations – and toward Israel itself. The Soviet position in the Middle East in 1970 was as the dominant foreign power in the region and this book examines the events and actions that resulted under a decade later in such a sharp reversal in Soviet fortunes. The ebb-and-flow of Soviet diplomacy as it emerges from the wealth of official statements and press material is examined in detail.</p>