what are the causes and effects of the arms race and proxy wars in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

The causes for the proxy wars in numerous continents during the arms race, or rather the Cold War, were mostly because of political, economic, and strategical interests. The two countries that dictated this were the United States and the Soviet Union. These two were in constant conflict, and while they never engaged into a direct war against one another, they were constantly fighting on neutral terrain, such Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Korea. The effects of these proxy wars were mostly negative, as the people in these countries suffered badly because of the interests of the tow global powers. The economies were badly damaged, the countries left in ruins, millions of people got killed or displaced.