POL300 Week 3 Discussion

The Collapse of the Soviet Union"  Please respond to the following: Roskin discusses three theories about causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

· Choose one of these theories and explain how it relates to the collapse of the USSR, and assess and justify whether it relates to its internal or external foreign policy.

· Discuss whether all three of the causes are equally at fault, or whether one, more than the other, is the basic culprit of the demise of the USSR.