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Regions: Central America
Central America Scoring Central America and the Caribbean were frequently termed America’s “backyard” and “lake.” With the advent of Fidel Castro in the 1959, Americans could no longer take the region for granted. The US reaction to communist influence in … Continue reading
Brush War
Brush War 1947– ? Also characterized as low intensity conflicts, brush wars tended to begin in reaction to local conditions either within a state or between states. However, due to duration, or superpower intervention, an essentially local dispute could be … Continue reading
Regions: South America
South America Scoring The regional penchant to turn to strong men or military juntas to resolve questions of instability made South America ripe for leftist reaction throughout the Cold War. Rising nationalism and the world-wide wave of anti-imperialist sentiment also … Continue reading
Early War recap
The analyses for all of the Early War cards are finished. Here is a brief summary of the Early War cards (including Optional Cards, as always): Early War Neutral US USSR All cards Scoring 3 3 1 Ops 2 2 … Continue reading
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NORAD
NORAD 1958 – ? The North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint military organization sponsored by the governments of Canada and the United States. Its mission is to jointly monitor and control the air space over North America from … Continue reading
Special Relationship
Special Relationship 1946 – ? The Special Relationship is a phrase used to describe the exceptionally close political, diplomatic, cultural, economic, military, and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States, following its use in a 1946 speech … Continue reading
The Cambridge Five
The Cambridge Five 1934 – 1963 The Cambridge Five (Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, John Cairncross, and Donald Maclean) were British civil servants who, unbeknownst to the British government, had become Communists while at university, and recruited as Soviet … Continue reading
Defectors
Defectors 1945 – 1989 Preceding the start of the Cold War, citizens of the Eastern bloc fled or defected to the West. Defectors came in two primary archetypes. Spies and double agents who had been discovered or needed to “come … Continue reading
Formosan Resolution
Formosan Resolution 1955 Reacting to the “loss of China” the United States Congress extended to President Eisenhower open ended authority to defend Taiwan—technically known as the Republic of China on Taiwan—with military force. The resolution came at a time when … Continue reading
Nuclear Test Ban
Nuclear Test Ban 1963 – ? The first Nuclear Test Ban treaty owes its origins to the de-escalation process that followed the Cuban Missile Crisis. It prohibited further nuclear tests in the air, underwater or in space. International pressure for … Continue reading
Twilight Strategy 