For the Washington History seminar, Gregg A. Brazinsky presents his book Winning the Third World (UNC Press, 2017), which examines the intense and enduring rivalry between the United States and China during the Cold War. Brazinsky shows how both nations fought vigorously to establish their influence in newly independent African and Asian countries. Drawing on an array of new archival materials from China and the United States, Brazinsky demonstrates that disrupting China’s efforts to elevate its stature became an important motive behind Washington’s use of both hard and soft power in the “Global South.” Brazinsky is associate professor of history and international […]