Andrzej Mania

Former Short-Term Scholar

Professional Affiliation

Associate Professor, Jagiellonian University

Wilson Center Project

The USSR in American Strategic Planning During World War II: The Conceptions of the Department of State and the Military Circles

Project Summary

Focuses on the problem of placing the USSR in the context of American strategic planning that originates from the State Department. Focuses on the relationship of military strategic thinking to international views on the USSR and communism. Examines the role of the USSR in the post-War world, Soviet political goals, the USSR presence in the world economy, and the spread of communist ideology.