Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-426) and index.
Chapter 1: The Ideological Partition of Europe
The Formation of the Soviet Satellite Empire
Czechoslovakia Between East and West
The Anomaly of Yugoslavia
Early Western Concerns About Soviet Expansionism
Confrontation at the Periphery: Iran, Turkey, Greece
The British Withdrawal, the Truman Doctrine, and "Containment"
The European Recovery Program
The Emergence of the Post-War International Economic Order
The Political Consequences of the Marshall Plan
The Division of Germany
The Creation of an Atlantic Security System
Chapter 2: The Militarization of Containment
Nuclear Anxieties and the Shadow of NSC-68
The Korean War and Western Rearmament
The French Scheme for West European Military Integration
The French Scheme for West European Economic Integration
The European Army and the "German Problem"
Chapter 3: East-West Global Rivalries in the Eisenhower Years
The Evolution of American Military Strategy
The Demise of EDC and the Rearmament of West Germany
The Torturous Path to European Economic Cooperation
The "Thaw" in East-West Relations after the Death of Stalin
The Consequences of De-Stalinization in the Satellites
The Extension of the Cold War to the "Third World"
The Contest for Strategic Superiority
Berlin: The Bone in Khrushchev's Throat
The Superpowers and Africa Through the Early 1960s
The Resolution of the Berlin Problem
Chapter 4: From Chapultepec to Castro: The United States and Latin America, 1945-62
The Formation of the Inter-American System
The Revival of U.S. Interventionism: Guatemala, 1954
"Yankee, Go Home!"
Kennedy's Alliance for Progress
The Challenge of the Cuban Revolution
The Bay of Pigs Fiasco
To The Brink of Armageddon
Chapter 5: The Rise and Fall of Detente, 1962-79
The Challenge of Arms Control
"Blowing in the Wind:" The Limited Test Ban Treaty
Preserving the Nuclear Oligopoly: The Non-Proliferation Treaty
Nuclear Parity and Mutual Assured Destruction
The Road to SALT I
Europe Between the Superpowers: De Gaulle's Grand Design
Ostpolitik: West Germany Looks East
Helsinki: A European Security Agreement at Last
The Economic Consequences of Detente
The Failure of SALT II and the Renewal of the Arms Race
Chapter 6: Regional Rivalries and Cold War Conflicts in the Middle East, 1945-75
The Establishment of the Jewish State
The Road to Suez
Nasserism and the Crises in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq
The Renewal of the Arab-Israeli Conflict after Suez
Chapter 7: Asia Recuperates from the Ravages of War
The Chinese Civil War
The Korean War and its Repercussions for the Far East
From Hiroshima to Japan, Inc.: The Asian Model of Economic Growth
The United States and the "Two Chinas"
The Disintegration of the Sino-Soviet Alliance
The Agony of Indochina: The French Phase
The Agony of Indochina: The American Phase
China Turns to the West
Indonesia's Bid for a Regional Role
From the Emergency in Malaya to the Emergence of Malaysia
Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in the Philippines
India's Quest for a "Third Way"
Chapter 8: The Inter-American System Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Specter of Castro and the Demise of the Alliance for Progress
Marxism and Despotism in Chile
Dictatorship, Development, and Human Rights
The Nicaraguan Revolution and its Consequences
The Latin American Debt Crisis of the Eighties
The Turn Toward Liberalism and Regional Economic Cooperation
The Advance of Democratic Institutions
The Return of Regional Stability to Central America
The Reluctant Gendarme of the Hemisphere After the Cold War
Chapter 9: Africa: The Travails of Independence
The Curse of Underdevelopment
The Persistence of "Neo-Imperialism"
Conflicts in the Sahara
The Cold War and the End of the Portuguese African Empire
War on the Horn of Africa
The Collapse of White Minority Rule in the South
Disorder on the Horn
The Continuing Ordeal of Angola
War and Genocide in Central Africa
Nigeria's Bid for Regional Leadership in West Africa
The Maghreb: The Islamic Revival and the Quest for Regional Identity
Africa After The Cold War
Chapter 10: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Empire
Economic Restructuring, Political Reform, and Arms Control
The Liberation of the Satellites
The Reunification of Germany and the Breakup of the Warsaw Pact
The Disappearance of the Soviet Union
The Ordeal of the Successor States
The Fading Dream of Arms Control
Chapter 11: European Unity and Disunity
France's Campaign to Lead a "Europe of States"
The Expansion and Deepening of the Community
The Relaunching of the European Idea
The Elusive Quest for Security Cooperation
The Resurgence of Ethnic Conflict
Chapter 12: Economic Development and Strategic Evolution in Asia
Afghanistan Under Siege
China After Mao: The Great Awakening
The Pacification of Cambodia
The Reemergence of the "Hermit Nation"
The End of the Japanese Miracle
The Search for a Southeast Asian Security System
Instability and Insecurity on the Indian Sub-Continent
Chapter 13: Diplomacy and War in the Middle East
The Unfolding of the Arab-Israeli "Peace Process"
The Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Intifada
The Context and Consequences of the Gulf War
The Revival of Hope for Regional Peace and Stability
Epilogue: A World of Nations in the Era of Globalization