Cold War Deceptions: The Asia Foundation and the CIA - Paperbackby David H. Price (Author) Investigates how the CIA tried to influence scholars and governments During the early Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency created dozens of funding fronts to support work that aligned with CIA goals, from clandestine operations and research to liberal anticommunist programs. While investigative journalists and congressional inquiries exposed many of these fronts, little is known about their daily internal workings.