Р. Рейган

The article examines the process of framing the concept of the “War on Terror” in the United States during the 1980–1990s and demonstrates the continuity of its key ideas and principles over two decades. The basic components of the concept, like the perception of the terrorism as a form of asymmetrical warfare, the declaration of the U.S. global mission to terminate the terrorist threat, the emphasis on use of military force for fighting against terrorism, the justification of a preemptive strike, were developed in the Ronald Reagan administration, adopted by George H.

This article is devoted to the American policy toward Turkey in the 1980s. The special attention is paid to the influence of the «perestroika» in the USSR on changing Ankara`s role in the foreign policy of Washington. The article shows competition between ethnic lobbies and the Reagan administration for the right to determine the direction of the American-Turkish relations.

В статье рассматривается сирийская политика США на заключительном этапе Холодной войны, а именно при администрациях президентов Дж. Картера и Р. Рейгана. В фокусе автора находится эволюция американо-сирийских отношений, политика Соединённых Штатов на Ближнем Востоке и в отношении Сирии в рассматриваемый период. Также даётся характеристика их основных стратегических подходов.