'This epilogue to well-known history of Monroe Doctrine is a provocative interpretation of how US presidents resolved policy contradiction of accepting Soviet presence in the Caribbean while reaffirming tenets of Monroe Doctrine'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/Criticizes American foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere, especially its support for repressive regimes

Examines U.S. foreign policy during the Carter administration, discusses the arms race, the Panama Canal, the Middle East situation, and the Iran hostage crisis, and suggests reasons for Carter's failure to be reelected

Product Description: Incorporating recent scholarship and broad treatment of every region affected by the war, the focus is on the interaction of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, with attention to such areas as the Middle East, Latin America, and Indochina. -- (Softcover)