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Bloody birth of a new state -- The United States responds -- Strange bedfellows -- Birth of the Cold War -- The Iron Curtain falls -- Containing communism -- The Berlin Blockade -- One for all against the Soviets -- Mao's moment -- The Cold War turns "hot" - Korea -- Cold War spies -- A dictator dies -- The red scare -- Satellites in the skies -- Khrushchev in America -- Cuba goes communist -- The Berlin Wall -- The race for space -- A crisis in Cuba -- Living with the bomb -- The Vietnam War -- Nixon in China -- Limiting nuclear weapons -- The Sports War -- Reagan's Star Wars -- A new day in Russia -- The fall of the Wall -- End of the Soviet Union -- A new world order -- A second Cold War? -- Glossary -- The central players -- Timeline

Introduction. - Almost Oblivious to END, 1945-1957. - An Emerging Appreciation of END, 1957-1968. - "Acceptance" of US END, 1968-1973. - "Reliance" on US END, 1973-1990. - After the Cold War: END Thinking Remains Unchanged, 1990-Present. - Conclusions: Conceptual Themes. - Strategic and Policy Implications for the Future

This comprehensive study of China's experience during the Cold War, based on American and recently declassified Chinese sources, reveals the crucial role China played in the conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

From an Australian viewpoint, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between Australia, the United States, Japan and India is an important development. The Quad secures a US long-term presence in the region to balance China's influence, strengthens close security ties with Japan and enhances Australia's strategic engagement with India. Notably, the non-traditional security emphasis in Quad 2.0 has the potential to generate support among Southeast Asian countries which are cautious about upsetting China.