Introduction - Alex Pravda Linkages between Domestic and Foreign Policy under Gorbachev / Perestroika in Historical Perspectives / - Tsuyoshi Hasewaga Perestroika and the Political System / - Archie Brown Perestroika, Glasnot and Society / - Nobuo Shimotomai The Soviet Union - Philip Hanson Gorbachev's Economic Policy After Four Years /Toru Saga A Player in the World Economy? / Soviet Resource Options - Julian Cooper Civil and Military Priorities / Perestroika in the Soviet Military / - Naomi Koizumi De-Stalinization and Soviet Foreign Policy - Neil Malcolm The Roots of / Soviet Foreign Policy - Marie Mendras In Search of Critical Thinking / Soviet Asian Policy in a New Perspective / - Yutaka Akino The Impact of Perestroika on Soviet Europe Policy - Hannes Adomeit