Tractors for cocoa beans - Cold War Czechoslovak economic interests in the Third World

In part two of our interview with Dr Jan Koura from the Cold War Research Group at Charles University, we look at Czechoslovak economic, political and educational involvement in the Third World during the Cold War. Czechoslovakia sought not just to bring socialism into Africa and Latin America, but also to establish strong economic ties that would benefit its own industry, he says.  

Published: 
Friday, June 18, 2021