The History Book Club will be Discussing American Foreign Affairs After the Cold War. In the 1990s, America’s global primacy… The Cold War had ended with Washington and its allies triumphant; democracy and free markets were spreading like never before. Washington faced no near-term rivals for global power and influence..  the defining feature of international politics was American dominance. Then came conflict in former Yugoslavia, and more turmoil among former Soviet and American middle east allies. Rise of Terrorism. Osama bin Laden. G.H.W Bush, Clinton, G.W. Bush, Obama and Trump. Moscow and Beijing. Libya, Syria, Iran.