Serra, Riccardo (A.A. 2022/2023) Doing foreign policy the American way: US covert regime change interventions in the cold war: the cases of Allende's Chile and of Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion. Tesi di Laurea in History of international relations, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Maria Elena Cavallaro, pp. 118. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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A note of caution on primary sources. Defining covert intervention. The types of covert intervention. Covert intervention: advantages and drawbacks. A short history of American covert interventions before 1970. The beginning of bipolarity and the need for secret action. 1950s: military coups in Iran and Guatemala. Cuba: the bay of PIGS disaster. Chile. A general picture of Chile. Who was Salvador Allende? American covert action before Allende's election. The election of Salvador Allende as president of Chile. "1 in 10 change perhaps, but save Chile". After the inauguration (november 3, 1970). The role of the CIA in the september 11, 1973, coup. The Church committee. Afghanistan. Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion. The initial response of president Carter. The escalation of operation cyclone under president Reagan. the withdrawal of Soviet troops.

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Bibliografia: pp. 98-116.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	History of international relations
Thesis Supervisor:	Cavallaro, Maria Elena
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Alegi, Gregory
Academic Year:	2022/2023
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2024 13:43
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2024 13:43
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/39089

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