Developing Nations

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was fought on several fronts: It was a contest for the domination of Europe, punctuated by dangerous crises over Berlin. It was a competition in strategic weapons, using the deadly technology of the nuclear and missile age. It was a struggle for influence and dominance in the developing world -- … [Read more...] about The Cold War: Decolonization and Conflict in The Third World

Taipei (Taiwan), Havana (Cuba), and Isfahan (Iran) illustrate  the diverse ways in which military assistance and concerns associated with weapons acquisition contributed to an on-going reorganization of the location and distribution of various urban activities as well as to a contestation between global and local aspects of urbanization. The idea of globalization was brand … [Read more...] about MILITARISM: THE LAST MODERN INSTITUTION

Cold War Cities absorbed large amounts of superpower assistance. This is because they were important to the superpowers in at least four different ways. First: the cities were located in nations that had a patron-client relationship with one of the two superpowers (the US or the Soviet Union) during at least a portion of the Cold War conflict (1945-1990). This affiliation … [Read more...] about COLD WAR CITIES DEFINED

Despite massive spending, neither the US nor the Soviet Union had won the battle for the hearts and minds of the Third World. The costs were, in fact, enormous. Peter Rodman says: By the time the Cold War ended ... the net [US] financial flow to aid receiving countries since the mid 1950s, both commercial and concessional, had reached the phenomenal total of some $2 trillion … [Read more...] about COLD WAR CITIES