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This course places US policy during the Cold War in a global context. It analyzes the US response to crises in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern and Southeastern Asia. It investigates fundamental questions. Were the policies and motivations of US presidents marked by continuity or discontinuity? Were covert operations effective? How relevant were domestic policy considerations to the formation of US foreign policy? In what ways did decolonization intersect with the Cold War and how did US policymakers respond to the struggles of colonized peoples fighting for their independence? What were the costs and benefits of US Cold War strategy for the people living in Africa, Latin America, eastern and southeastern Asia, and the Middle East? How did the other powers -- notably the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and South Africa – respond to US policy?