... this safeguard. single-party authoritarian regimes leadership succession China the Soviet Union modern regency Political regimes that can iron out some form of orderly leadership succession and adhere to it are generally more resilient ( Blondel, 1980 ). Routinized succession, being a feature...

...Czeslaw Tubilewicz Taking into account recently published evidence on Taiwan’s relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, this article examines the official and secret contacts between Moscow and Taipei from 1949 to 1988. It argues that despite some consideration given to a possible...