Covert Regime Change : : America's Secret Cold War / / Lindsey A. O'Rourke.
States seldom resort to war to overthrow their adversaries. They are more likely to attempt to covertly change the opposing regime, by assassinating a foreign leader, sponsoring a coup d'état, meddling in a democratic election, or secretly aiding foreign dissident groups.In Covert Regime Change...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The False Promise of Covert Regime Change
- 2. Causes: Why Do States Launch Regime Changes?
- 3. Conduct: Why Do States Intervene Covertly versus Overtly?
- 4. Consequences: How Effective Are Covert Regime Changes?
- 5. Overview of US-Backed Regime Changes during the Cold War
- 6. Rolling Back the Iron Curtain
- 7. Containment, Coup d'État, and the Covert War in Vietnam
- 8. Dictators and Democrats in the Dominican Republic
- 9. Covert Regime Change after the Cold War
- Notes
- Index