Mate , in case you didnt notice, you slept through world war 111.
It was the puppet war. The big face off between the communists and the west wearing white gloves. None of the major powers wanted a war on their own turf so they used surrogates.
Nth Korea Vietnam Cuba Afghanistan Africa Sth America. Iran/Iraq Every African backwaters Sth American backwaters Look at the swings of alliance with Pakistan, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia.
Since the collapse of the soviets , the market driven policies of China, Where just in a new game now , the New World Vs the Old World.
Of course the term "peace at any price" can be a 2 edged sword , depending on who is saying. Myself, I dont like the appease version much.
