Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Gorbachev and the Third World -- The Study of Soviet-Third World Politics -- The Study of Soviet-Third World Relations -- Soviet Policy Toward the Third World: Gorbachev's New Directions -- Moscow and the Third World: The Record -- Gorbachev's New Thinking: Economic and Strategic Priorities -- New Thinking in Soviet-Third World Policy -- Regional Case Studies -- Afghanistan and South Asia -- The Middle East -- Asia -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Latin America -- Prospects for the Future -- Conclusions -- Appendixes.