Introduction : from Delhi to Dallas
Imposing an American design : the global South, the Nixon Administration, and the initial US retreat from the liberal world order
Losing an ideological empire : the China vote and fears of American decline
Breaking the unholy alliance : the oil embargo, the NIEO, and Kissinger's battle against the Third World
Nobody's punching bag : Kissinger, the "Moynihan effect," and the popularity of "giving them Hell at the U.N."
Joining the jackals : the United Nations, "world order," and the failure of Carter's demarche to the Third World
A Reagan revolution for the world : the United States, the Third World, and the United Nations after 1981
Conclusion : "losing after you've won".