Kathryn C. Statler is associate professor in the Department of History at the University of San Diego. Andrew L. Johns is assistant professor in the Department of History at Brigham Young University.

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