America in the Middle East During the Cold War is a book that grapples with the question of how the United States managed to succeed in the Middle East during the time of the superpower struggle.

In the Middle East and Africa the Cold War was waged by proxies of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. with no direct military confrontation between the two superpowers. But in Asia, the U.S. was a direct ...

The rise of China is precipitating a power transition in East Asia. China has become the top ... presence in the region since the end of the Cold War. It continues to appear preoccupied with ...