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Conclusion

from Part VII - The End of the Regional Cold Wars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2020

Lorenz M. Lüthi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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Summary

The three Great Powers at the end of World War II and the two superpowers after the mid 1960s experienced tight limits to their political, economic and military power. They were usually most successful if they were able to influence pre-existing regional developments. Particularly the Middle East defied outside influence. Conflicts and developments usually fell into one of three categories: those without Cold War roots, those dating back to the Bolshevik challenge of 1917, and those caused by the Cold War after World War II. Over the course of four decades until the late 1980s, they collectively affected structural change. However, middle powers and smaller agents enjoyed different levels of agency, ranging from much influence, like communist China, to minute, like the Palestinians. Yet, in general, agency steadily increased over the course of the Cold War.

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Cold Wars
Asia, the Middle East, Europe
, pp. 605 - 613
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Conclusion
  • Lorenz M. Lüthi, McGill University, Montréal
  • Book: Cold Wars
  • Online publication: 19 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108289825.033
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  • Conclusion
  • Lorenz M. Lüthi, McGill University, Montréal
  • Book: Cold Wars
  • Online publication: 19 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108289825.033
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  • Conclusion
  • Lorenz M. Lüthi, McGill University, Montréal
  • Book: Cold Wars
  • Online publication: 19 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108289825.033
Available formats
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