1. Cold War Thaws: Nixon’s Foreign Policy
How does Nixon improve relations with the Communist World?

2. Kissinger’s Realpolitik & China
Henry Kissinger idea of realpolitik, US should base foreign policy on power (publicly ignore weak, negotiate w/ strong)
1970: US/Chinese ping pong teams meet known as “ping pong diplomacy”
1971: Nixon visits People’s Republic China
Nixon formally recognizes PRC as legitimate govt of China, will support UN resolution giving PRC UN seat

3. Détente with Soviets
Nixon favors détente, lessening of tensions with communists
Three months after visiting China, Nixon travels to Moscow to meet with the Soviets
Nixon & Soviet leader Brezhnev agreed on a new treaty called SALT I, which reduce nuclear weapons in each country

4. Kissinger & Third World Communism
Kissinger wants US to back dictators in developing nations or use CIA to sponsor overthrows of leaders not friendly to the US
Middle East
Kissinger encourages Nixon to support dictators in Iran & Pakistan including covert CIA assistance to Pakistan
Indonesia
Kissinger supports CIA plan to help Indonesia dictator Suharto in his invasion of East Timor (who was trying to gain indep)
Latin America
1972: Under direction of Kissinger, the CIA aids dictators in Guatemala, Uruguay and Brazil in enhanced torture techniques

5. US Involvement in Chile
Kissinger supports a CIA plan to have Chilean General August Pinochet overthrow President Salvador Allende
US officials denied any connection to the coup
An American journalist Charlie Horman was given information about the CIA’s involvement in the coup
A few days later Horman is missing