One of the most mentioned characteristics about the Cold War refers to the dimensions of the confrontation that took place between the main state powers of the time: the United States and the Soviet Union. Humanity had already witnessed rivalries of a similar nature at various times in the past, but, for the first time in history, technological advances led to the conflict being taken to planetary levels—and even reaching outer space. However, it is also necessary to recognize that this global dimension of bipolar tension did not manifest itself in the same way in all places in the world or with the same intensity.[1]. In fact, there were long periods in which a good number of regions—generally those outside America and Eurasia—were quite outside this confrontation. One of the clearest examples of this situation of relative marginality with respect to the struggle for hegemony is that of those territories whose most representative geographical characteristic is insularity, that is, islands. Especially in the case of those that are small in size and are further away from continental areas.
(Keep reading…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want access to the full text, you can subscribe to Ejércitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.
Be the first to comment