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Grain Sales to Soviets
Grain Sales to Soviets 1973 – 1980, 1981 – ? In 1973, difficult climatic circumstances and dramatic crop failures prompted President Nixon to allow for massive grain sales to the Soviet Union. While a blow to Russian pride, the program … Continue reading
Puppet Governments
Puppet Governments 1949 – ? Not a concept unique to the Cold War, the term “puppet governments” refers to a regime that holds power due to, and with the support of, either the Soviet Union or the United States. A … Continue reading
Camp David Accords
Camp David Accords 1978 Following a lull in the Middle East peace process caused by the 1976 presidential elections, President Carter entered office with a burst of new energy on the subject. Through direct personal appeal, Carter was able to … Continue reading
Panama Canal Returned
Panama Canal Returned 1970 Though widely criticized by the right domestically, the Carter administration’s decision to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama proved immensely popular with Latin America. The Canal was a vital strategic link for the United States … Continue reading
Colonial Rear Guards
Colonial Rear Guards 1946 – 1988 The Cold War was instigated in the context of an evolving international system. As the world relinquished a multi-polar system comprised of polyglot empires, it replaced it with a bi-polar system dominated by continental … Continue reading
Kitchen Debates
Kitchen Debates 1959 During a time of increased tensions following the successful launch of Sputnik, then Vice President Richard Nixon took a good-will trip to Russia. What followed was a sometimes playful, sometimes pointed public exchange between Nixon and Nikita … Continue reading
Bear Trap
Bear Trap 1979 – 1992 In an era of seemingly increasing Soviet hubris, the USSR reverted to old patterns of power politics by meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan—the battleground country in the “Great Game” rivalry between imperialist Russia and … Continue reading
Nuclear Subs
Nuclear Subs 1955 The United States launched the first nuclear powered submarine. It instantly antiquated decades of antisubmarine warfare that had developed during the Second World War. Admiral Hyman Rickover was to oversee the development of a new nuclear navy, … Continue reading
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
Twilight Strategy 