In the United States, the Cold War is often remembered as a two-power struggle. However, increasing globalization during that time meant nations across the world became involved in the conflict. The Eisenhower administration placed an extremely high priority on victory in the Third World and seemed willing to go to virtually any length to ensure that countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas remained aligned with the forces of democracy and capitalism. Relying on formerly unavailable archival research from many nations, the scholars in this volume systematically assess the impact of the globalizing Cold War and the process of decolonization on the Eisenhower administration's foreign policy.

Introduction: Thinking Globally and Acting LocallyPart I: Instruments of a Global Policy: Propaganda, Covert Operations, and AidChapter 1: Words and Deeds: Race, Colonialism, and Eisenhower's Propaganda War in the Third WorldChapter 2: The Central Intelligence Agency and the Face of Decolonization under the Eisenhower AdministrationChapter 3: The Most Important Single Aspect of Our Foreign Policy? The Eisenhower Administration, Foreign Aid, and the Developing WorldPart II: Globalizing the Cold War: Asia after KoreaChapter 4: The Point of No Return: The Eisenhower Administration and Indonesia, 1953-1960Chapter 5: Building a Colony: South Vietnam and the Eisenhower Administration, 1953-1961Chapter 6: Militant Diplomacy: The Taiwan Strait Crises and Sino-American Relations, 1954-1958Part III: Globalization Continues: Bandung, Africa, and Latin AmericaChapter 7: Small Victory, Missed Chance: The Eisenhower Administration, the Bandung Conference, and the Turning of the Cold WarChapter 8: A Torrent Overrunning Everything: Africa and the Eisenhower AdministrationChapter 9: Persistent Condor and Predatory Eagle: The Bolivian Revolution and the United StatesPart IV: The Globalized Cold War in the Middle EastChapter 10: The United States and Israel in the Eisenhower Era: The Special Relationship RevisitedChapter 11: Middle East Cold Wars: Oil and Arab Nationalism in U.S.-Iraqi Relations, 1958-1961Conclusion: The Devil is in the Details: Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Third World