United States Foreign Policy 1945-1968

There are many studies of the Cold War, but none has sought to understand the period in the broader context of human history as this one does. Michael Wayne Santos examines the interplay of the long-standing limits on human decision-making, our propensity for story-telling, and need for certitude in a period of chaos and confusion.

Michael Wayne Santos

I The Unsatisfying Nature of Satisficing II Endings and Beginnings: Factors Shaping the Narrative III Competing Challenges in an Uncertain World IV Enemies From Within and From Without V One Step Forward, One Step Back VI Caught in the Middle VII Things Are Seldom What They Seem VIII Persisting Problems on the New Frontier IX Assumptions vs. Realities X To the Edge of Armageddon and Back Again XI Down the Rabbit Hole XII Hot Spots Beyond Vietnam XIII Rationalizing Away Qualms XIV A Matter of Sovereignty XV Looking Back Across Twenty-Three Years