Covert regime change : America's secret Cold War / Lindsey A. O'Rourke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Rourke, Lindsey A., author.

Series:

Cornell studies in security affairs.

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell studies in security affairs

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regime change--History--20th century.

Regime change.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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'tat, meddling in a democratic election, or secretly aiding foreign dissident groups.In 'Covert Regime Change', Lindsey A. O'Rourke shows us how states really act when trying to overthrow another state. She argues that conventional focus on overt cases misses the basic causes of regime change. O'Rourke provides substantive evidence of types of security interests that drive states to intervene.

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501761737

1501761730

9781501730689

1501730681

OCLC:

1038041386