The Soviet Union in the Middle East

Alvin Z. Rubinstein, one of Current History’s contributing editors, is the author of a number of books on Soviet and Communist affairs. He is the editor of Soviet and Chinese Influence in the Third World (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1975). His most recent book is Red Star on the Nile: The Soviet-Egyptian Influence Relationship Since the June War (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1977).