title: U.S. security assistance to the former-Soviet states: a worthwhile investment or a waste of resources?
abstract: This thesis examines United States security assistance provided to the former-Soviet countries since 1994.It shows that assistance to these countries has largely led to the promotion of U.S. strategic interests in the region.This has been accomplished through the formation of vertical coalitions integrating small and weak states into followership relations with the U.S., this leadership, as theorized by Fourth Variant Theory was expected, and found, to result in the policy alignment with the U.S
journal: CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge)