In some cases it is—e.g., Egypt’s Aswan Dam, Cuba’s sugar contract for 1,000,000 tons a year. But the overall Soviet-bloc record includes many a blunder. Even more important, by following ...

The Aswan High Dam, constructed in 1971 with the support of the Soviet Union, is a vital component of Egypt's infrastructure. It regulates the flow of the Nile River, prevents floods, and ...

But when the Soviet Ambassador to Egypt offered to finance the proposed Nile dam as Aswan and to expand the existing American technical assistance program in Egypt, he jolted the U.S. into action.