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The United States and the Soviet Union are linked through their historical role as primary adversaries during the Cold War, specifically regarding the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis [1], [2], [3]. Furthermore, their geopolitical rivalry serves as a precedent for modern U.S. foreign policy [4] and remains a point of contention regarding the expansion of NATO into former Soviet territories [5].
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The Geopolitics of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications for Africa ... eu-opensci.org 4 facts
referenceIn 'Essence of Decision' (1971), Graham Allison analyzed the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis—where the US and the Soviet Union nearly fought over Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba—by combining various international relations theories to explain state behavior.
claimRussian leaders assert that NATO and the United States are violating commitments made in the early 1990s to not expand alliances into nations that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.
accountIn 'Essence of Decision' (1971), Graham Allison described how the US and the Soviet Union reached a compromise and de-escalated rhetoric regarding potential invasion during the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis.
referenceAllison's study on the Cuban Missile Crisis determined that the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles from Cuba, while the United States withdrew its missiles from Turkey, which was on the Soviet border and served as a strategic equivalent to the missiles in Cuba.
Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org 1 fact
referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 1 fact
claimThe author argues that the United States can simultaneously pursue diplomacy and pressure against Iran, citing the historical precedent of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, which involved both diplomacy and proxy conflict while maintaining support for subject peoples and the goal of regime change.