ABSTRACT
Wars in the Middle East tend to dominate attention under the heading of conflict between non-Western powers. In the Middle East, there was a series of wars between Israel and Arab neighbours. The geo-strategic tension between the two powers was an important aspect of the struggle for regional dominance in South Asia that was seen during the Cold War and that became more important thereafter. In the 1970s, however, the commitment of Cuban forces to conflicts in Africa became an important aspect of the Cold War. In Africa, border clashes frequently interacted with rebellions. Overt Libyan intervention in 1983 with about 6,000 troops led to a military response by France, formerly the colonial power in Chad, and Zaire, which enjoyed the benefit of intelligence provided by American aerial surveillance. Conflict across much of Latin America involved both local rivalries and the intervention of the major powers.
