So this was more of a tiny novella, about 100 pgs. It was first printed in 1991 and then reprinted in 2002. The author just dives right in and he mainly talks about us foreign affairs from way back with little background assuming you already know this stuff. Some of the questions he poses are thought provoking and he is definitely looking at it from different pov. I enjoyed it but found it needed more pages to keep me from getting lost.