Katz, Mark N.2008-06-272008-06-271986https://hdl.handle.net/1920/3126To examine the adjustment of the Gorbachev regime toward the Third World, the International Research Council of CSIS, headed by Quarterly Editor Walter Laqueur, convened a meeting on the issue. Presented as a roundtable, the views of some commentators provide a glimmer of what lies in store in the coming years for Soviet foreign policy in the Third World. As regularly as clockwork, a new Soviet leadership goes through a process of reevaluation toward the Third World. Over the horizon, but constantly on their agenda, the less-developed regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America beckon the Soviets into geopolitical hazards and opportunities to score against the West.enGorbachevSoviet UnionForeign policyInternational relationsThird WorldArticle