How the 1952 Republican Primary Killed Offshore Balancing

Reuters
April 24, 2020 Topic: Politics Region: Americas Tags: PoliticsRepublicansRussiaSoviet UnionEisenhower

How the 1952 Republican Primary Killed Offshore Balancing

Dwight D. Eisenhower’s victory in the 1952 Republican primary ended offshore balancing as an alternative to the bipartisan containment strategy and a more interventionist U.S. foreign policy.