The Twilight Struggle Quotes

“In Berlin and Taiwan, Eisenhower worried that retreat would dishearten allies and deplete U.S. credibility. In both cases, however, defending exposed garrisons would require rapid escalation, which would lead quickly, American planners explained, to the use of tactical nuclear weapons and then to “general nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR.”
― Hal Brands, The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today

“The Third World debt crisis that erupted in 1981–1982 was a near catastrophe for the global economy. It was also a golden strategic opportunity. Over nearly a decade, Washington tied the provision of new lending and, eventually, debt relief to the enactment of pro-market reforms. The debt “can and should be used as leverage,” U.S. officials wrote.”
― Hal Brands, The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today