The Changes of the USSR/Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa (1960–2024)
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_2_38
Abstract
The author examines the transformation of Soviet/Russian foreign policy in the Horn of Africa since the 1960s. The reasons for the change in the foreign policy approaches of the USSR/Russia were not only the development of the political situation in the region, but also the change of the political vector in the USSR/Russia
About the Author
S. AgureevRussian Federation
AGUREEV Stanislav A. – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy
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Review
For citations:
Agureev S. The Changes of the USSR/Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa (1960–2024). Обозреватель–Observer. 2025;(2):38-49. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2025_2_38