Book Review: Arrested Development: The Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955–1968 by Alessandro Iandolo

Abstract

unipolarity had profound effects on Washington’s non-proliferation approach and influence. Not only did the apparent ‘end of history’ help elevate US interests to a higher plain, the collapse of the Eastern bloc also meant that many neutral and non-aligned states lost their traditional means of escaping superpower pressure, namely the possibility of threatening to align with the opposing power bloc. Other states, most notably those in the US sphere of influence, discovered that anti-communism was no longer sufficient to staying on good terms with Washington. Unipolarity, in other words, allowed the United States to pursue a more ambitious and effective non-proliferation policy. Brazil in the Global Nuclear Order is a rich and compelling book that deserves a wide readership. It will be of great value to everyone interested in South American politics, the history of the Cold War, and the development of the global nuclear order.