Commentary by Professor Frederick Samuel Northedge, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, on the invasion of Czechoslovakia. He says that the West's understanding of the Soviet Union will have to be revised. The invasion is a violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4, of the United Nation's Charter. Russia is using the 'excuse' that her forces had been called in by a legitimate government, the same argument that was used in the invasion of Hungary in 1956. There are also implications for the treaty banning nuclear arms and the ongoing war in Vietnam.
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- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
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- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Episode Description
- Commentary by Professor Frederick Samuel Northedge, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, on the invasion of Czechoslovakia. He says that the West's understanding of the Soviet Union will have to be revised. The invasion is a violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4, of the United Nation's Charter. Russia is using the 'excuse' that her forces had been called in by a legitimate government, the same argument that was used in the invasion of Hungary in 1956. There are also implications for the treaty banning nuclear arms and the ongoing war in Vietnam.
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- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Contributors
- Professor F. S. Northedge (Speaker)