Surveying the Landscape

Chapter 5 provides an overview of the universe of American and Soviet/Russian interventions from 1946 to 2000 based upon the new dataset of such interventions utilized in this manuscript (PEIG). This chapter describes in detail the main methods used by the great powers for this purpose. It also answers some general questions of interest such as, for example, the regional and temporal patterns of electoral interventions throughout this period, the frequencies of the use of each of the main intervention methods, and the top targets of such U.S. and Russian interventions. It concludes with a discussion of additional evidence already visible from an early look at PEIG for the arguments made here and for other perspectives.