[Annotatie]: Presents a history of KGB Cold War operations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and South America, documenting attempts by the Soviet intelligence service to discredit the United States and foster anti-Americanism in those regions[Inhoudsopgave]: The Evolution of the KGB, 1917-91xiAbbreviations and AcronymsxiiiThe Transliteration of Russian and Arabic NamesxxiForeword: Vasili Mitrokhin and His ArchivexxiiiAcknowledgementsxxxv1 Introduction:'The World Was Going Our Way'1(26)The Soviet Union, the Cold War and the Third WorldLatin America2 Latin America: Introduction27(6)3'The Bridgehead', 1959-196933(25)4'Progressive' Regimes and'Socialism with Red Wine'58(31)5 Intelligence Priorities after Allende89(26)6 Revolution in Central America115(24)The Middle East7 The Middle East: Introduction139(7)8 The Rise and Fall of Soviet Influence in Egypt146(23)9 Iran and Iraq169(26)10 The Making of the Syrian Alliance195(19)11 The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen214(8)12 Israel and Zionism222(24)13 Middle Eastern Terrorism and the Palestinians246(17)Asia14 Asia: Introduction263(7)15 The People's Republic of China270(25)From'Eternal Friendship' to'Eternal Enmity'16 Japan295(17)17 The Special Relationship with India312(19)Part 1: The Supremacy of the Indian National Congress18 The Special Relationship with India331(10)Part 2: The Decline and Fall of Congress19 Pakistan and Bangladesh341(28)20 Islam in the Soviet Union369(17)21 Afghanistan386(17)Part 1: From the'Great April Revolution' to the Soviet Invasion22 Afghanistan403(20)Part 2: War and DefeatAfrica23 Africa: Introduction423(8)24 The Cold War Comes to Africa431(19)25 From Optimism to Disillusion450(21)26 Conclusion: The KGB in Russia and the World471(24)<