Covert regime change : America's secret Cold War /

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"This study is the first to systematically assemble an original dataset of all American regime change operations during the Cold War. The United States attempted more than 10 times more covert than overt regime changes. The author asks three questions: What motivates states to attempt foreign r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Rourke, Lindsey A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Regime change > History > 20th century.
Regime change > Case studies.
Cold War.
Changement de régime politique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Changement de régime politique > Études de cas.
Guerre froide.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Diplomatic relations
Regime change
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
United States
regime change, covert operations, spies, CIA, Cold War, security studies, international relations, security affairs, secrecy.
Electronic books.
Case studies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The false promise of covert regime change
  • Causes : why do states launch regime changes?
  • Conduct : why do states intervene covertly versus overtly?
  • Consequences : how effective are covert regime changes?
  • Overview of U.S.-backed regime changes during the Cold War
  • Fostering communist heresy in Eastern Europe
  • Containment, coup d'etat and the covert war in Vietnam
  • Dictators and democrats in the Dominican Republic
  • Covert regime change after the Cold War.

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