Covert regime change : America's secret Cold War /
O'Rourke, Lindsey A.,
Covert regime change : America's secret Cold War / Lindsey A. O'Rourke. - Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Cornell studies in security affairs .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
"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 regime changes? Why do states prefer to conduct these operations covertly, as opposed to overtly? How successful are these missions in achieving their foreign policy goals?"--
2018025454
Regime change--History--20th century.
Regime change--Case studies.
Cold War.
Electronic Books.
JC489 / .C684 2018
Covert regime change : America's secret Cold War / Lindsey A. O'Rourke. - Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - Cornell studies in security affairs .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
"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 regime changes? Why do states prefer to conduct these operations covertly, as opposed to overtly? How successful are these missions in achieving their foreign policy goals?"--
2018025454
Regime change--History--20th century.
Regime change--Case studies.
Cold War.
Electronic Books.
JC489 / .C684 2018